AgroForst am Ösel
Lat: 10.5865207, Lng: 52.1292088
Schreiber GbR
Lindener Straße , 38321 Denkte, NiedersachsenThe family business, managed by Stefan Schreiber, is located in Lower Saxony, in the district of Wolfenbüttel, municipality of Denkte, at an altitude of 77 m above sea level.
Of the total farm area of 230 hectares, 200 hectares are arable land and 30 hectares are grassland. The soils have a rating of 50 to 90 soil points and consist mainly of mildly loamy to clayey substrates on slopes. The average annual precipitation is 755 mm. For years, the range of crops has included cereals, corn, sugar beets, and rapeseed. In addition, since 2024, agroforestry with poplars has been practiced on 15.5 ha in two fields, 1.78 ha of which are purely wooded areas. The wood chips produced in the agroforest are used to supply a regional heating network.
Agroforestry system type:
Silvoarable system (woody and arable crops incl. intercropped permanent crops)Size of agroforestry system area(s) (in ha):
15.5Percentage of area under trees/shrubs (in %):
11.5Establishment (date):
Apr 10, 2024Site specifics:
- susceptibility to erosion
Farming sectors:
- Energy production
Tree species:
- Poplar (Populus spp.)
(Intended) use of trees:
- production biofuel wood
Main crop types in the agroforestry system:
- corn / maize
- rapeseed
- common wheat
- sugar beet