Congratulations to the winners of the 28th BOKU CAS Semester-Touchdown

The 28th Semester Touchdown of Agricultural Sciences took place on Thursday, June 5, 2025 in the BOKU Festsaal in the Gregor-Mendelhaus. A total of 5 Master's theses were presented.

The best three presentations were selected by the jury consisting of university professors, BOKU employees and the representatives of the Student Representation-AW.

The prizes, sponsored by the Agricultural Graduates Association, were presented this time by Jochen Kantelhardt, Head of BOKU CAS.

Award winners of the lectures:

1. Price: Florian Schmeisser: Identifikation von Samenfäule-Erregern am steirischen Ölkürbis – Cucurbita pepo var. styriaca

2. Price: Andree GUHL: Organic Maize–Soybean Intercropping: Impacts of Nitrogen Fertilization on Soil Dynamics, Crop Physiology, and Yield Performance

3. Price: Elaine KAGER: Mensch-Tier-Beziehung auf schweinehaltendenBetrieben nachStallumbau für einhöheres Tierwohl

The program for the 28th Touchdown can be found here!

The next semester touchdown of the BOKU Center for Agricultural Sciences will take place in January 2026. All information about this and past touchdowns, as well as other activities and events of the BOKU CAS can be found at www.boku.ac.at/cas.html