creators_name: Freyer, Bernhard
creators_name: Surboeck, Andreas
creators_name: Friedel, Juergen K.
creators_name: Heinzinger, Markus
creators_name: Gollner, Manfred
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2005-11-03
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:25:25
metadata_visibility: show
title: Monitoring the Conversion to Organic Farming 
ispublished: unpub
subjects: 4methods
full_text_status: restricted
keywords: organic farming systems monitoring, conversion to organic farming, stockless organic farming, landscape, biodiversity
abstract: A long term field monitoring concerning the development of Organic Farming is performed at the bio-farm “Rutzendorf “ of the BVW GmbH in the Marchfeld region east of Vienna. It is an interdisciplinary project of eleven research institutes, which started in 2003. The aims of the project are: examination of changes concerning soil and plant parameters accompanying the conversion to organic farming; investigation of the effects of different organic fertilisation systems (green manure, communal green forage compost, farmyard manure) on soil properties and on crop performances; analysis of existing biotopes (hedges and field stripes) on the farm, and planning and selective realization of new biotopes with the aim of enhancing the biodiversity of the area, offering habitats for beneficials and reducing wind erosion potential.
date: 2005
date_type: published
refereed: yes
citation: Freyer, Bernhard; Surboeck, Andreas; Friedel, Juergen K.; Heinzinger, Markus and Gollner, Manfred (2005) Monitoring the Conversion to Organic Farming. Researching Sustainable Systems - International Scientific Conference on Organic Agriculture, Adelaide, Australia, September 21-23, 2005. [ Unpublished, ]
document_url: http://orgprints.org/4348/5/Freyer_etal_monitoring_4p_revised-ed.doc