STEINACH

Location
Steinach is situated in Bavaria on the western edge of the anterior Bavarian Forest 11 km from the rural district administrative town of Straubing. The terrain is flat only in some parts, otherwise slightly sloping. The fields under cultivation are consolidated in parts, average distance between fields 5 km







Altitude 340 m
Annual temperature Ø 7.7 °C
Annual precipitation    Ø 810 mm
Type of soil orthic luvisol, luvisol, alluvial rendzina
Agricultural land grade 45 – 80

Agriculture
Arable area 405 ha total
thereof   26 ha breeding area with approx. 4000 plots
Grassland   50 ha
Forest     7 ha
Cultivation 2011
Grain and silage maize 113 ha
Winter wheat 127 ha
Winter rye   38 ha
Spring barley     7 ha
Soya bean     7 ha
Sugar beet   21 ha
Grass seed production   55 ha
Clover seed production     9 ha
Clover seed production     2 ha


Seed production
Advising our contracted farmers and seed-growing organisation firms advice on cultivation. Preparing and marketing pre-basic, basic and certified seeds of our varieties in Bavaria, Thuringia and Saxony.


Packing plant
Blending and packing lawn seeds as service for customers.


Biogas plant
Renewable raw material plant with 347-kW spark-ignition gas engine. Part of the waste heat used in the nearby stud, greenhouse and seed-drying unit.

Substrates
Maize silage 3000 tons p. a.
CCM   500 tons p. a.
Corn   200 tons p. a.
Grass silage incl. feed rye 2600 tons p. a.