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Biodynamic preparations promote microorganisms in the soil

Created by Anna Storchenegger | 06/23/2025 |   Press

Jürgen Fritz‘ model explains statistically significant results

Benefits thanks to unique bacterial communities in the biodynamic preparations

06/26/2024 |   Preparations

Meta-analysis reveals bacterial populations involved in improving soil health, yields and crop quality.

Biodynamic farming significantly leads to better soil agregate stability and microbiological activity of soil bacteria

Created by Laila Grillo | 04/29/2022 |   Viticulture

A group of researchers lead by Jürgen Fritz of the University of Bonn studied the effect of the biodynamic preparations horn manure and horn silicate…

The effect of biodynamic preparations on growth and fruit quality of giant pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima D.)

Created by Laila Grillo | 03/02/2022 |   Preparations

A recently published study of  Edita Juknevičienė et al. (2021) shows a positive effect of the two biodynamic preparations horn manure and horn…

Potassium and Fertilising – the Yarrow Preparation in the “Agriculture Course”

Created by Martin von Mackensen | 07/07/2021 |   Agricultural Course

Although the directly visible effects of potassium on the plant are not so obvious as with nitrogen, people have known about the effects of potassium…

Preparation Plants Part 2 - Yarrow

01/20/2021 |   Agriculture meets Medicine

Preparation Plants Part 1

01/13/2021 |   Agriculture meets Medicine

Online: further training on ‘preparation plants’

Created by Jean-Michel Florin | 09/16/2020 |   Training

In August, the Section for Agriculture at the Goetheanum piloted four further-training web seminars.

Biodynamic farming has developed fast and…

Research project: the preparation plants in tropical and subtropical regions

Created by Dr. Jürgen Momsen | 11/12/2018 |   Research

In September 2018 we began a research project on the compost preparation plants in tropical and subtropical regions. In the Agricultural Course (1924)…

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