Agricultural Experiment Station

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The Agricultural Experiment Station provides a center for practical, regional, and international cutting-edge research. The 773-hectare network of 3 locations with a total of 7 sites forms a realistic representation of the ecosystems in Baden-Württemberg. The Experiment Station is a huge real-world laboratory where research, development, and testing are carried out under scientific conditions that can be quickly applied in agricultural practice, industry, and society.

The Agricultural Experiment Station includes:

Biorefinery pilot plant
Biogas research plant
Land-atmosphere feedback observatory
Long-term field experiments
Numerous animal breeding facilities

Hohenheim location with the sites:

Meiereihof

95 ha in size
altitude 395 m above sea level
long-term precipitation of 685 mm
average annual temperature of 8.8° C
focuses on high-yield dairy herd with 63 cubicles for cows to lie down

Heidfeldhof

110 ha in size
altitude of 400 m above sea level
long-term precipitation of 685 mm
average annual temperature of 8.8° C
focuses on carrying out plot trials with cereals, maize, sunflowers, leguminous plants, and forage crops

Kleinhohenheim

61 ha in size
435 m above sea level
long-term precipitation of 685 mm
average annual temperature of 8.8° C
used exclusively for research and teaching in organic farming
member of Bioland and Naturland (organic certification organizations)

Eckartsweier site

42 ha in size
141 m above sea level
long-term precipitation of 726 mm
average annual temperature of 9.9° C
favorable climatic conditions facilitate intensive research activities on maize, sunflowers, and soybeans

Lindenhöfe location with the sites:

Unterer Lindenhof

104 ha in size
altitude of 694 m–755 m above sea level
long-term precipitation of 941 mm
average annual temperature of 6.8° C

Oberer Lindenhof

110 ha in size
altitude of 470 m–558 m above sea level
long-term precipitation of 765 mm
average annual temperature of 7.5° C

The two farms provide a central research infrastructure for livestock sciences (cattle, pigs, sheep, and poultry), plant sciences, and bioenergy research.

Ihinger Hof site

251 ha in size
altitude of 460 m–520 m above sea level
long-term precipitation of 690 mm
from April until September 423 mm precipitation
average annual temperature of 7.9° C
average annual temperature of 13.1° C
developing tomorrow’s agriculture in the context of global competition: researchers at Ihinger Hof use smart farming to test the efficiency and environmental friendliness of crop cultivation
Focuses on projects in crop science and agricultural engineering

Further information can be found on the website of the Agricultural Experiment Station.