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| Strauss, Agnes; Kirner, Leopold; Neumayr, Christoph; Quendler, Elisabeth. |
| This study examines a possible relationship between the economic key data of dairy farms and the family members’ subjective assessment of their perceived quality of life. Seven organic dairy farms were evaluated as part of the on-going project, “Integrative assessment of ecological, economic and social-ethic characteristics of sustainability of agricultural production systems in dairy farming”. Total costs, entrepreneurial profit and return on labour were chosen as key data for rentability. Job satisfaction, wealth in time and health were selected to describe the quality of life. The results confirm that bigger farms with more dairy cows operate more cost efficiently, but the farm with the most dairy cows was not the most successful economically. It was... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Farm economics; Farming Systems; Social aspects. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/21412/1/21412_Strauss.pdf |
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| Hörtenhuber, Stefan Josef; Drapela, Thomas; Petrasek, Richard; Neumayr, Christoph; Zolllitsch, Werner. |
| This contribution provides insights in methods and results from seven Austrian organic, alpine and grassland-based dairy farms, which were analysed concerning their ecological sustainability. The milk yield per area unit was found as an appropriate parameter to differentiate extensive from intensive dairy farms, which also allows for a rough estimation of LCA results. Two farms which were characterised as ‘alpine-extensive’ generally show advantages if they are related to units of area and also in terms of the biodiversity potential. Two farms in hilly regions (transition from alpine to lowland area) produce relatively high amounts of milk per hectare farmland and hence show good results for LCA indicators, if related to product units. Three alpine farms... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Dairy cattle; Air and water emissions; Biodiversity and ecosystem services. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/21512/1/21512_Hoertenhuber.pdf |
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