DI August Bittermann in the podcast: What distinguishes successful suckler cow farms, why alpine farming hardly works without suckler cows, and what challenges will shape alpine farming in the future:
Suckler cow husbandry is a central component of Austrian grassland and mountain farming. It not only ensures the production of high-quality beef, but also makes an important contribution to the preservation of our cultural landscape and the management of alpine pastures.
But how economically viable can suckler cow farming be today? What factors determine stable farms? And why is the decline in alpine grazing animals increasingly becoming a challenge for alpine farming?
Andreas Steinwidder discusses this with August Bittermann, a specialist in suckler cow husbandry and alpine farming from the Lower Austrian Chamber of Agriculture. The expert provides fascinating insights into practical applications, highlights success factors for economically stable farms, and explains why alpine farming is virtually inconceivable without grazing animals.
A podcast about the future of suckler cow husbandry, the importance of alpine farming and the challenges of sustainable management in mountainous regions.
Further links:
Beef production | Working groups
Lower Austrian Alpine Pasture and Grazing Association – Alpine Farming Austria
Lower Austrian Chamber of Agriculture – noe.lko.at
Lower Austria's farmers. One chamber. You can count on it! – verlassdidrauf.at
The female farmers of Lower Austria – baeuerinnen-noe.at
Hohenlehen Mountain Farming School – hohenlehen.at
State Association for Farm Holidays & Private Room Rentals in Lower Austria – urlaubambauernhof.at
LFI Lower Austria – noe.lfi.at
This is how Lower Austria tastes – soschmecktnoe.at
Wildlife information – Lower Austria – http://www.noe.gv.at/noe/Naturschutz/Wildtierinfo1.html
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