Dedes Agroecology Project

Zala County, Hungary

November 2024

Context

Andras Szunyogh and his family run the Dedes Agroecology Project in Zala County, Hungary.

EcoRegion - Pannonian 2

Elevation - 300m above sea level

Temperature Range

Rainfall amount

Cattle

Total head -

Breakdown -

Breeds - Red Angus

Breeding Methods

Pasture and Nutrition

  • Use of Total Grazing, Holistic Planned Grazing and Conservation Grazing

  • Using a selenium-rich lick as soil tests indicated

Chemicals

  • The land is certified as Organic

Outdoors

  • The cattle are kept outside 365 days a year, there is no indoor space them

  • Winter is managed through stockpiled grass and bale grazing pods

  • Hay is made from the flat lands

Stress and Handling

  • The cattle are handled very gently

Regeneration

  • Plant, bird and insect surveys

Economics

  • European subsidies are significant