English language articles

The soil condition of adjacent bio-dynamic and conventionally managed dairy pastures in Victoria, Australia

par Lucy Burkitt et al.

Physical and chemical properties were compared during 1992 in adjacent bio-dynamic and conventionally managed dairy pastures.

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Juin 1994

Functional microbial diversity responses to biodynamic management in Burgundian vineyard soils

par Jürgen Fritz et al.

Les résultats de cette étude suggèrent que l’usage des préparations biodynamiques ont des effets équilibrants sur la diversité fonctionnelle microbienne dans les sols bourguignons

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Mai 2020

Biodynamic Research Conference

par Vincent Masson

Implementation and results of the biodynamic preparation prepared 500 (500P).

Research question
Does the application of biodynamic preparations and in particular prepared 500 (500P) bring a visible and measurable change in soil functioning?

Research method(s)
Implementation of field trials under real conditions (agricultural) comparing biodynamic practices to bi- ological controls. Evaluation of differences with the spade test (observation of soil colour and structure, root systems, water management in the soil), supple- mented by classical analyses (organic matter, pH), and a dosage of microbial biomass and available nutrients, observation of the plant over the season.

Results
Visual and analytical results confirm the rapid evo- lution of soils that received the biodynamic prepara- tion 500P. They are clearly differentiated by a darker colour, a more aerated and crumbly structure. The analyses show very high levels of organic matter and of various nutrients compared to organic controls.

Conclusion
Changes due to biodynamic practices are visible and measurable within a few weeks or months and lead to more in-depth scientific follow-up in partnership with French, German and Swiss research organizations (INRA, Hepia, University of Kassel).

Conference – Dornach

Septembre 2018

Effects of horn-manure preparation on enzymes activity and nutrients contents in soil as well as great pumpkin yield

par Jürgen Fritz et al.

This investigation presents the effect of horn-manure preparation on enzymes activity and nutrient contents in soil, as well as great pumpkin yield.

L’effet de la préparation bouse de corne sur l’activité des enzymes et la teneur en nutriments du sol ainsi que sur le rendement des citrouilles

Effect of horn-manure preparation

Date de publication : Août 2018

At the Heart of Biodynamic Agriculture: The Preparations

par Vincent Masson

Article published in the Journal of the Biodynamic Association, written by V. Masson, about the observable results of the preparations on soils.

Star and Furrow article

date de publication : 1 janvier 2015

Biodynamic Agriculture: principles, practice and results

par Vincent Masson

Training material from the biodynamic introductory course given by Vincent Masson in England in 2015.

Biodynamic presentation

Biodynamic Preparations: a new relationship between Earth and Cosmos

par Pierre Masson

The following article is an edited transcript of a lecture given by Pierre Masson at the 2018 Agriculture Conference in Dornach on the theme of the Biodynamic Preparations (Ed).

Star and Furrow article

date de publication : 1 juillet 2018

1st Conference on Biodynamic Research

par the Goetheanum Section for Agriculture

« Evolving Agriculture and Food – Opening up Biodynamic Research »
« Faire évoluer l’agriculture et l’alimentation – Ouvrir la recherche biodynamique »

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Conference contributions in english

September 5th to 8th 2018

2nd Conference on Biodynamic Research

par the Goetheanum Section for Agriculture

« Growing beyond resilience »
« Croître au-delà de la résilience »

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Conference contributions

August 30th to September 2nd 2021

Biodynamic agriculture research progress and priorities

par Franc Bavek et al.

This review explore a fair share of the available peer-reviewed research results of controlled field experiments as well as case studies show effects on yield, soil quality and biodiversity.

Biodynamic agriculture research

Date de publication : Février 2009

Research in biodynamic food and farming

par Jürgen Fritz et al.

Some studies which provide substantial evidence for positive effects of biodynamic management on agroecosystems and food quality.

Quelques études qui démontrent de manière probante les effets positifs de la biodynamie sur les agroécosystèmes et sur la qualité de la nourriture.

Research in biodynamic food and farming

Date de publication : Septembre 2019

Home field advantage of cattle manure

par Muhammad Imtiaz Rashid et al.

This experiment provides strong evidence for a home field advantage in production grasslands differing in fertilization history, showing that site-specific manure management affects the soil, as advanced by R. Steiner.
Cet article nous parait particulièrement intéressant car il semble confirmer d’un point de vue issu de recherches académiques récentes, une des affirmations de Steiner dans le Cours aux agriculteurs donné en 1924.
En effet, en développant l’idée de « l’analyse cosmique qualitative », selon laquelle l’animal peut générer par sa fumure une substance adaptée au lieu où il vit, Steiner établit l’un des fondements de la nécessité d’élever des animaux sur les fermes.
Cette étude qui montre que les matières issues du lieu sont mieux digérées et valorisées par les organismes du sol semble être une démonstration au moins sur le plan physique d’une telle affirmation. (V. Masson)

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date de publication : 1 février 2013