Help for farmers: Who saves the farms in the Starnberg district?

The machine and operating aid ring Starnberg represents important support for farms and private households in emergencies. According to a report by Merkur Steingruber the missions and conveys helpers who step in in cases of illnesses, deaths, accidents or births to ensure the supply of animals or households.

The emergency services include operating assistants who complete three years of agricultural training and take on the tasks such as milking, calves, ride and mowing manure. Household helps are also available that also have three years of training and cover various domestic activities. In the district of Starnberg, a defect of around ten additional helpers who are not fixed is currently being recorded.

increasing demand for help

The need for support has increased because farms are larger and fewer people live on the farms. Magdalena Schlögel, a trained domestic help that completed her training from 2015 to 2018, has been working for the machine ring since October 2023 and takes care of three families. She estimates the variety of her tasks, which also includes the care of children, and emphasizes that many families are not aware that operating assistance is available.

In addition, the machine and operating aid ring offers quick help through the provision of helpers for member companies. This is seen in response to the continuous requirements during harvest time, stable work and in the household, which are incurred independently of illness or accident, as Maschinenring Starnberg . Support is guaranteed by full -time village assistants and farmers in the context of neighborhood help.