Country
Poland
Agricultural Area
960 ha
About ERS
- Lead: Poznań University of Life Sciences - PULS
- Contact: Adam Cieslak
- Production System: Trials on fertilization, crop rotations, and soil cultivation. The station operates a commercial farm specializing in dairy production, as well as beef cattle and sheep.
Thematic Areas Covered
Additives for Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions
Biogaz Production
Crops Management
Forage Production
Grassland Management
Herd Management
Manure Storage and Spreading
Soil Health and Biodiversity
Description
The Brody Experimental Station of the Poznań University of Life Sciences is located in western Poland and hosts some of the country’s oldest long-term trials on fertilization, crop rotations, and soil management.
The station runs a commercial farm focused on dairy, beef, and sheep production. Following circular farming principles, feed is produced on-site and manure is returned to the fields.
A new biomethane plant will further improve nutrient circularity. The station also tests innovative feed additives for ruminants using respiration chambers to reduce methane emissions and improve the efficiency of the integrated “field-livestock-biogas-field” system.
Characteristics
Our station specializes in conventional mixed farming, integrating crop and livestock production. We conduct both basic research – such as plant responses to fertilization and soil tillage – and applied, implementation-oriented studies.
Local soil and climate conditions make our work highly relevant to the region and representative of wider Polish agriculture. We combine traditional agronomic topics with agroecology and regenerative farming through system-level analyses.
The station participates in international projects on greenhouse gas emissions from crop and livestock systems and operates respiration chambers for ruminants, enabling precise testing of feed additives to reduce methane emissions and support sustainable farming practices.
