Effect & benefits

Dr. Joachim Kreuzinger is a vet from Allhaming (Upper Austria) and has worked successfully with EM technology since the late 1990s. He was introduced to EM by a farmer friend: "He told me that since he'd been using EM his slurry was much more liquid and the fly population had radically depleted.

This made me curious and I began to try EM for myself. After a few successful trials I was convinced of its benefits and I've been increasingly using EM in my work as a vet ever since."    

Alois Pein, a Multikraft retailer from Deutsch-Goritz, Austria, used to work as an adviser on animal feed. Ulrike Hader (Managing Director of Multikraft), who has always believed in ecology, introduced him to Effective Microorganisms (EM) and he “found them to be simply excellent”.

As an expert in animal feed and, more recently also an expert in EM, Mr Pein has extensive experience of the use of the supplementary foodstuff FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract) in animal husbandry, the use of MK Multisil in silage and the use of many other Multikraft products in agriculture.  

In 2004, after experiencing problems with maize kernel silage in the hot summer months, farmer Karl Totter discovered EM technology. After advice from an EM retailer and the use of EM products and MK Multisil, the problems were resolved in just a few days.

Farmer Karl Totter operates a pig fattening business with 990 finishing places. He has worked for the business since 1992 and took it over in 2007. The agricultural area is 65 ha.

Dr. Nicole Herout lives in Lower Austria and operates a centre for holistic veterinary medicine. She is the manager of the St. Nikolaus stables and, since 1997, has been a specialist veterinary homoeopath.

In her veterinary work, Dr. Herout has been using and recommending EM technology for many years. It fits perfectly into her overall concept of natural, effective and sustainable treatment of animals.  

Farmer Walter Ruppnig, from the Hanslbauerhof farm, operates an agricultural business (dairy cattle breeding) and wine tavern in Holstein, Carinthia. Walter Ruppnig has been successfully using FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract) in dairy cattle breeding since 2010.

How is FHE used?
- Round bale pressing with 2 litres of FHE per bale (approx. 1 ½ m³)
- FHE Active is applied to the surfaces of the stalls for the cattle and pigs and added to the slurry (gives around 1 litre of FHE per litre of slurry)  

Stefan Missoni from the Bartl farm has a herd of Holstein Frisian dairy cows. On average, he has 37 dairy cows at his farm in Carinthia. Stefan Missoni has been successfully using FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract) in dairy cattle breeding since 2009.

How is FHE Active used?
FHE diluted 1:10 is poured over the food presented using a watering can. (25 litres of FHE per week with an average stock of 37 dairy cows).  

Albert Petschar operates a dairy cattle farm. On average, he has 50 dairy cows at his farm in Carinthia.

Albert Petschar has been successfully using FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract) in dairy cattle breeding since 2003.    

Hannes Pock operates a pig breeding and fattening farm. From animal feed to field treatment - he uses EM technology throughout the entire cycle. "It starts with silage for feed and extends over the entire farm. By treating our sties, we have a good climate inside them, no stable flies and we've noticed a general increase in the well-being of the pigs.

We also treat the slurry, which is an excellent method of re-use as the plants can then digest the slurry more easily and it provides an excellent basis for the next batch of silage."

Monika and Otto Hurnaus operate a farm with suckler cows. On average they have 20 suckler cows on their farm in Lower Austria.

The farming couple have been successfully using FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract) in suckler cow husbandry since 2000.
 

"Microorganisms have made such an impression on me," says Lydia Waldbauer, "that there's virtually no part of my life unaffected by them and many other people I know now can't do without EM either. Especially once they hear about my cat Wuschl. She had injured herself and was struggling to get better.

The vet said the best thing would be to put her to sleep – he suspected that she had a tumour. I think there was something in her digestive tract. I just wanted to give EM a try – and I was a little surprised but absolutely delighted with the result: Wuschl is still roaming through the garden fit as a fiddle."