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| Weisshaidinger, R.; Petrasek, R.; Hörtenhuber, S.; Scheuch, M.; Scheurich, A.; Schweiger, S.; Gadermaier, J.; Bartel-Kratochvil, R.; Drapela, T.; Teriete, M.; Lindenthal, T.; Schader, C.. |
| Dairy farming plays a major role in mountainous regions of Austria, mostly due to high proportion of grasslands. In general, Austria’s dairy farming faces challenges regarding sustainability, e.g. environmental impacts, but specifically for alpine areas low productivity and dependency on direct payments are lowering sustainability. Organic farming is considered as a strategy to overcome these challenges. Considering this general background, we analysed the sustainability performance and its main drivers of organic dairy farms in mountainous regions of Austria. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Dairy cattle; "Organics" in general. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/34745/1/weisshaidinger-eta-2018-ICOAS2018_BoA-p54.pdf |
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| Loes, A-K.; Bünemann, E.; Cooper, J.; Hörtenhuber, S.; Magid, J.; Oberson, A.; Möller, K.. |
| Organic farming systems need to replace nutrients exported via farm products, especially phosphorus (P) which may otherwise become depleted in soil in the long term. In Europe, EU regulations for organic production are shaping the farming systems with respect to inputs of nutrients. Permitted off-farm P sources include conventional animal manure, composted or anaerobically digested organic residues, rock phosphate, and some animal residues such as meat and bone meal. The recent proposed revision of EU regulations for organic production (2014) puts less emphasis on closing nutrient cycles and instead aims at minimizing off-farm inputs, to reduce the risk of importing contaminants. This development, which has received little attention from the organic sector... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Soil quality; Composting and manuring; Regulation. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/32308/1/loes-etal2016-OrgAgri-online-p1-24.pdf |
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| Schader, C.; Drapela, T.; Markut, T.; Meier, M. S.; Lindenthal, T.; Hörtenhuber, S.; Pfiffner, L.. |
| The novel method developed for this study evaluates the impact of farming practices on farmland biodiversity, allowing for the assessment of the biodiversity potential of dairy farms at farm and product levels. We linked farming practices as pressure indicators to the species number and abundance of 11 indicator species groups (ISGs), evaluated semi-quantitatively by expert judgements. We calculated biodiversity potential based on food–web relationships between the ISGs, using Monte Carlo simulations for the analysis of uncertainty of expert assessments. We applied the assessment model to 8925 dairy farms from seven different Austrian regions, using official statistical data sets at farm level and interviews with farmers and experts. The results show that... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Dairy cattle; Biodiversity and ecosystem services; Austria. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/29550/1/Schader-etal-2014-Biodiversity_assessment_model.pdf |
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| Theurl, M.C.; Markut, T.; Hörtenhuber, S.; Lindenthal, T.. |
| The aim of this broad conceived study was to analyse greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) of more than 130 foodstuffs from two organic agricultural production methods (Organic premium brand and Organic EU-standard) as compared to conventional farming in Austria. The system boundaries of the life-cycle study ranged from agriculture and its upstream supply chain to the retailer, including changes in soil organic carbon (humus) and land use change. In conclusion, all organic products in both organic methods showed lower GHGE per hectare but also per kg of foodstuff than comparable, conventional products. Therefore, the product carbon footprint (PCF) of organic products was lower throughout the implemented study. Organic dairy products resulted in 10 to 21 % lower... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: "Organics" in general; Soil; Environmental aspects. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/17632/3/Theurl_17632.pdf |
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