Showcase Livestock

About ÖMKi

The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Hungray (ÖMKi) is the only research institute in Hungary that specializes in organic agriculture. It was established in 2011 with the aim of promoting the improvement and more widespread use of organic agriculture in Hungary.

Our professional goals:

• To increase the number of organic farmers and the area of organic fields
• To advance organic farming though Hungarian and international research
• To promote the authenticity of organic agriculture with independent scientific results
• To increase the competitiveness of organic farming
• To provide quality services for sustainable agriculture
• To provide education and authentic information based on facts
• To promote cooperation and dialogues between operators in the public and private sector involved in organic agriculture

The showcase

Precision livestock management at Gazdatrend Ltd, Zala country, Hungary.

• IoF in the grazed beef cattle sector since 2019
• making the invisible visible in pasture-based beef cattle farming
  • non-invasive sensors on animals and
  • long-range transceivers in the pasture
• 120 cows and their calves, a whole market operation in research
• living-lab, on farm solutions
• working closely with farmers, developing daily practical advice for farming
• measurement - data analysis - advice - implementation - verification, back-testing

Key persons involved

• Aliz Márton
• Gábor Pajor