Socio-economic Research Institute
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 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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
