Experimental Farm Hohenschulen
Management: | Prof. Dr. Henning Kage |
Oper. Officer: | Rüdiger Ströh |
Postal Address: | Olshausenstr. 40 24098 Kiel |
Visitor Address: | Inspektor-Weimar-Weg D-24239 Achterwehr |
Phone: | 04340/43 82 |
Fax: | 04340/95 94 |
Internet: | www.hohenschulen.uni-kiel.de |
Farm area:
207 ha, of which 30 ha is permanent experimental area for plot trials.
Land use of the farm areas:
Winter wheat, winter barley, winter rape, sugar beets.
Animal husbandry:
Pig farming: 120 sow and 500 fattening places.
Experimental activities:
- Crop production: optimization of crop production systems [SFB 192]; crop rotation issues; production technology trials on cereals and canola; N fertilization; field forage production.
- Pig production: breeding, husbandry, behavior and feeding.