ripa bnb – Natural riverbanks and bird-friendly farming for sand martins and bee-eaters
Birds that nest on steep banks, such as sand martins and bee-eaters, are good indicators of the morphological condition of a body of water. Due …
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New approaches to high-quality beef cattle rearing
Due to the declining number of organic suckler cows in Austria over the last 10 years, there is a shortage of organic beef on the market. One reason for this is that organic calf rearing is currently not profitable for most organic farms due to higher costs, mainly due to more expensive feed such as milk and concentrated feed. In the FRESSER project, four different versions of calf rearing are to be tested on project farms and their economic viability assessed.
FarmBioNet
FarmBioNet aims to identify biodiversity-friendly farming practices and help farmers to provide habitats that will offer food, safety and shelter for biodiversity on their farms. It will establish Farming and Biodiversity National Networks, consisting of farmers, foresters, researchers, NGOs, advisors, and other relevant Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) actors.
Completion of the project „Added Value Mountain Farming“
On Monday, 11 November 2024, the final event of the innovation project ‘Added value mountain farming’ took place at the Nachhaltigkeitsschmiede in Steinbach an der …
New Executive Board at STUDIA
Two, three and four – these numbers describe the change in this year’s Board election at the STUDIA General Assembly 2024. Two new Board members …
STUDIA present at scientific conferences
In 2024, the STUDIA team once again presented the results of its research projects at scientific conferences. Kathi Klinglmayr reported on the views of farm …
„Energiewende konkret“ at the KEM main event
At the annual main event of the Climate and Energy Model Regions (KEM) in Kötschach-Mauthen, the EWK team (Energiewende konkret) presented the developed „Energy Transition …
Animal husbandry in the field of tension between climate protection and farm value creation
Publication with land use scenarios for the Steyr-Kirchdorf region in the Austrian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Studies. Stefan Kirchweger publishes a joint paper …
A new wind in STUDIA’s sails
February marked the beginning of a new chapter for STUDIA. After 39 years and at the age of 65, Wolfgang Baaske retired as Scientific Director.He …