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The International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) has elected Dr. Peter Schad, Chair of Soil Science at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), as an honorary member. This is in recognition of his work on the further development of the international soil classification system.

More than 65 participants joined the first event of the Hans Eisenmann-Akademie in the winter semester 2024/2025, where Prof. Kurt-Jürgen Hülsbergen of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Prof. Frank Leßke from the Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf (HSWT) presented the topic of Precision Farming. The founders of the start-up YieldXperts presented their approaches to integrate the research on precision farming into agricultural practice.

What will academic education in agricultural sciences look like in the future? A question with a clear answer? At the Expert Stage organized by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the HEF, panel guests from research and practice associated with the Weihenstephan Campus discussed this question in front of an audience at EuroTier in Hanover.

TUM has proven its leading position in agricultural sciences in the latest “Shanghai Rankings”. With an 8th place worldwide and 1st place in Germany, TUM is one of the leading institutions in this field.

In a new project, TUM researchers are investigating measures for managing the body temperature of calves shortly after birth. There are currently no scientifically sound management recommendations, but various measures are used in agricultural practice. The researchers are now working on developing data-based advice to close this research gap.

For the 15th time, the Hans Eisenmann-Forum (HEF) of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) hosted the agricultural science symposium on October 7-8, 2024. This year, over 100 participants from science, agriculture and industry discussed alternative land use systems for agricultural land.

Franziska Straubinger is a PhD student at the Chair of Production and Resource Economics. She is working on the IPM-Popilia project to contain the further spread of the invasive Japanese beetle in Europe. In this interview, she talks about her project and her current research stay in France.

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is expanding its range of courses in the field of agricultural sciences with an elective module in equine science. This module addresses students with a passion for horses. It provides them with specific knowledge and skills that are in high demand on the job market.

How do city residents feel about animals in their immediate surroundings? A recent study by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the University of Jena and the Vienna University of Technology shows how different the acceptance of various wild animals in urban areas is. Important factors are the places where the animals are found and their level of popularity - squirrels and ladybugs come out on top here. The results have important implications for urban planning and nature conservation.

Mountain meadows are unique ecosystems. A research team led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now discovered that climate change reduces the humus content as well as the nitrogen stores in the grassland soils of the Alps and disturbs the soil structure. Organic fertilization, for example with liquid manure, can compensate this loss of soil organic matter to some extent.