Transfer in the agricultural sector – smart farming for biodiversity

Project priorities

Digitization and biodiversity conservation are two major challenges for the productive farmland locations in central Germany. To successfully overcome these challenges, we are working with various local stakeholders to develop solutions and options in sub-project 5, “Transfer in the Agricultural Sector,” of the FORZA project (Research and Technology Transfer for Life in the Digital Age).

Project region

Bernburg

Further project details

• Biodiverse and multifunctional erosion control areas

  In order to test whether synergy effects between erosion control and biodiversity protection can be achieved, a demonstration trial with two different multifunctional wild plant mixtures was set up in collaboration with DLG e. V. on a field prone to erosion near the Bernburg university campus.

  This practical trial is planned as a block design and was implemented with three variants and four replicates. The following variants were created:

  • Grass-dominated variety consisting of 6 grasses and 15 herbs (70% grasses, 30% herbs by seed weight)
  • Herb-dominated variety consisting of 3 grasses and 27 herbs (30% grasses, 70% herbs in terms of seed quantity)
  • Cultural variant, as in the field (corn/wide row winter wheat)

  The aim is to prevent erosion on arable land while providing a diverse range of pollen and nectar sources. Vegetation development, flowering aspects, and erosion events are regularly assessed on the site.

  To give you an impression of the established block experiment, we shot a short film in the summer of 2021, which you can watch here.

  

  

  

  

  

  

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• More on the topic of “Biodiversity in the agricultural landscape”

  • Action sheets for biodiversity-promoting measures in agricultural landscapes (as of April 2021)
    • Säume und Feldraine
    • Mehrjährige Blühstreifen
    • Einjährige Blühstreifen
    • Schonstreifen
    • Ackerwildkrautstreifen
    • Gehölzstrukturen
    • Feldlerchenfenster
    • Maßnahmen für die Aufwertung der Hofstelle
    • Biodiversitätsgassen in Weinbergen
  • Praxisleitfaden zur Etablierung und Aufwertung von Säumen und Feldraine (2. Auflage 2019)
  • Hinweise zur erfolgreichen Anlage und Pflege mehrjähriger Blühstreifen und Blühflächen mit gebietseigenen Wildarten
  • Poster zu “Betriebsplan Biodiversität – ein Planungs- und Beratungstool für Landwirtschaftsbetriebe” (Stand Juni 2018)
  • Poster zu “Etablierung und Pflege artenreicher Feldraine auf produktiven Standorten im Mitteldeutschen Trockengebiet” (Stand Juni 2018)
  • Poster zu “Effekte mehrjähriger Wildpflanzen-Blühstreifen auf die floristische und avifaunistische Vielfalt in der Agrarlandschaft Sachsen-Anhalts” (Stand Juni 2018)

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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