Welcome to Gut Hülsenberg

H. Wilhelm Schaumann bought Gut Hülsenberg in 1953 in order to be able to intensify practice-oriented research trials. The estate, located in Wahlstedt in the district of Segeberg, today comprises about 700 ha arable land, a dairy farm with about 222 cows, and two biogas plants.

Gut Hülsenberg is where research meets practice – the estate has been home to ISF Schaumann Research since mid-2013. Gut Hülsenberg serves as a venue for seminars and training events that allows participants to gain valuable direct insights into the operating conditions of a working farm.

At Gut Hülsenberg, optimal conditions for animal welfare have created the ideal conditions for maximum performance. The 222 dairy cows produce an impressive 13,686 kg of milk per cow. With four Lely A5 milking robots, Gut Hülsenberg is at the cutting edge of technology. The stables for dry cows, young cattle and calves have also been modernised.
The outdoor farm at Gut Hülsenberg supplies the livestock and is responsible for stable disposal, feed, manure and repairs.

Gut Hülsenberg comprises a 776 kW field test biogas plant as well as a second, 75 kW research biogas plant solely for fermenting liquid cattle manure in order to be able to test whether the results of model trials can be applied to practical biogas production.

As a positive side effect of our research on the efficient operation of biogas plants, Gut Hülsenberg now produces sufficient climate-neutral electricity to cover virtually all of the power needs of the Schaumann plants.