Gut Feichten – Staudham is a specialised arable farm on the edge of Markt Schwaben, about 30 km east of Munich. The farm is run by the fourth generation, and the fifth generation is growing up.
We grow winter wheat, winter barley, winter oilseed rape, sugar beet and silage maize. Part of the land is leased to a specialised farm for potato growing. Further business lines are forestry and photovoltaics on the roofs of the farm buildings.
Business objectives
- Economic stability: The farm is to remain competitive in the long term, among other things through a wide crop rotation.
- Sustainable soil management: Soil is the most important basis of production. Soil-conserving tillage, liming as required, cover crops and site-specific fertilisation based on satellite data maintain its fertility.
- Shaping the cultural landscape: Well-kept fields, flower strips, hedges and woodland help shape the landscape around Staudham.
You can find more information on arable farming, our crops, biodiversity and photovoltaics on the subpages.
Location
The farm is located in the district of Ebersberg on the border with the district of Erding, in the middle of the old moraine landscape between the Erding Moos and the Munich gravel plain. Most of the fields lie in a compact block around the farm; there has been no land consolidation.
| Altitude | 530–570 m above sea level |
| Precipitation | approx. 950 mm per year |
| Mean annual temperature | approx. 7 °C |
| Geology | Old moraine (Pleistocene), gently rolling |
| Soils | Luvisols and stagnosols, German soil value index (Ackerzahl) 45–65 out of 100 |
| Water | Groundwater at approx. 25 m depth, fields mostly drained |
