Arable farming on the Hessian state domain of Frankenhausen

The domain was run as a conventional arable farm around 25 years ago in 1998, focusing on sugar beet cultivation and cereal seed multiplication. The previous crop rotation consisted of sugar beet, winter wheat and winter barley on the arable land. On the other areas, the sugar beet was replaced by rye. Rapeseed had not been grown on the farm for several years.

Today, a diverse, crop-rich agriculture takes place on the estate, in which more than ten different crops have their place in the crop rotation. In addition to the production of basic fodder (clover and alfalfa grass) and cereals, the focus is on root crops: Potatoes, carrots, beet and onions are grown on around a third of the arable land and are also largely stored in the two newly built cold stores and marketed throughout the winter.

You can read about current arable farming on the farm report page.