Before 1850, the local cultural landscape was characterised by heath, meadows, and marshland.
Pasture farming predominated, which was particularly profitable on the fertile marshland soils. Until 1920, only a gradual modernisation of agriculture occurred. By and by new agricultural techniques, such as fertilisation and irrigation were introduced, and large areas of heath were afforested. After the border was drawn, agriculture developed very differently north and south of the border. In Denmark, north of the border, small farmers settled with state loans from 1920 onwards. Here, the areas were much larger, and mainly arable farming was the norm. At an early stage, Danish agriculture switched to fodder production and pig and cattle breeding for export.
In North Germany, south of the border, many resettled farms, compliant with the „Programm Nord“ were placed along the „Betonstraße“ (Concrete Road) in order to carry out land consolidation and drainage in the 1950s and 60s. Livestock breeding for the domestic market still dominates today. 55 % of these agriculturally used areas consists of pastureland. In South Denmark, the scale tips around just 11 %.
Pasture farming predominated, which was particularly profitable on the fertile marshland soils. Until 1920, only a gradual modernisation of agriculture occurred. By and by new agricultural techniques, such as fertilisation and irrigation were introduced, and large areas of heath were afforested. After the border was drawn, agriculture developed very differently north and south of the border. In Denmark, north of the border, small farmers settled with state loans from 1920 onwards. Here, the areas were much larger, and mainly arable farming was the norm. At an early stage, Danish agriculture switched to fodder production and pig and cattle breeding for export.
In North Germany, south of the border, many resettled farms, compliant with the „Programm Nord“ were placed along the „Betonstraße“ (Concrete Road) in order to carry out land consolidation and drainage in the 1950s and 60s. Livestock breeding for the domestic market still dominates today. 55 % of these agriculturally used areas consists of pastureland. In South Denmark, the scale tips around just 11 %.
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