Bio Forschung Austria - Events in May and June 2025

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
We would like to invite you to our next events:

Recognizing weeds/weeds and using them as indicator plants on Thu, 15.5.2025
Don't be afraid of thistle on Tue., 3.6.2025
Promoting biodiversity in arable farming regions on Fri., 13.6.2025
Promoting wild bees and beneficial insects in organic farming on Wed., 25.6.2025
Field day - StripTill in organic maize in dry areas on Wed., 25.6.2025

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 >> Seminar: Recognizing weeds/weeds and using them as indicator plants

on Thursday, May 15, 2025, from 13:30-17:00 at Bio Forschung Austria, 1220 Vienna 

• Recognize weeds in the field and learn to understand the causes of their occurrence
• Use weeds in your fields as indicator plants (“soil analysis for intelligent lazy people”)
• Find suitable strategies for regulation

Credit: 4 hours for ÖPUL23 – BIO

Seminar: Don't be afraid of the thistle

on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, from 13:30-18:30 at Bio Forschung Austria, 1220 Vienna

• Characteristics of the thistle
• Causes of thistle growth
• Effect of previous cultivation on the soil, site characteristics of the 

Credit: 5 hours for ÖPUL23 – BIO

Seminar: Promoting biodiversity in arable farming regions

on Friday, June 13, 2025, from 13:30-17:30 at Bio Forschung Austria, 1220 Vienna

• Creating benefits for agriculture by promoting biodiversity
• Analysis of the current situation shows scope for action
• Measures to increase biodiversity and maintenance of biodiversity elements
• Practical examples for implementation

Credit: 3 hours for ÖPUL-UBB or BIO-BIODIVERSITY

>> Seminar: Promotion of wild bees and beneficial insects in organic farming

on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, from 9:00-12:00, at Bio Forschung Austria, 1220 Vienna

• The most important wild bees and beneficial insects and their importance for agriculture
• Performance of beneficial organisms using examples (pollination by wild bees, natural pest regulation
by beneficial insects)
• Promoting beneficial insects by creating suitable habitats (e.g. hedges, flower strips)
• Methods that can be applied on the farm

Credit: 3 hours for ÖPUL23-UBB orBIO-BIODIVERSITY

Feldtag - StripTill im Bio-Mais im Trockengebiet

on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, from 9:30-12:30, in 2144 Altlichtenwarth

• Presentation of the Wiesinger farm, trial in organic maize with home-grown equipment
• Strip-Till concept
• Trial results: Field emergence, juvenile development, root bonding, nitrate, soil water content
• Aggregate stability, erosion and water infiltration test
• Seed fly monitoring in organic oil pumpkin: current trial experience

Credit: 2 hours for ÖPUL23 – BIO, 1 hour for ÖPUL23-GWA (groundwater arable)