Finotti Elisabeth, Mag.a
Economics and resource management
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Gumpenstein
Altirdning 11
8952 Irdning-Donnersbachtal
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+43 3682 22451-382
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+43 3682-22451-210
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Speaker

  • Interface between research and teaching on the topic of sustainability assessment and resource management
  • Conception, design and dissemination of teaching materials on the topic of sustainability/sustainability assessment and on communication topics
  • Conception and implementation of training events for teaching and consulting
  • Member of the Eco-efficiency Research Group at HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein
  • Teaching modules on the topics of sustainability assessment and language/communication
  • Translations, editing, reviews
  • Public relations for the Institute for Animal, Technology and Environment

 

Research associate

  • Educational paths on the topic sustainability assessment and resource management
  • Planning, design and dissemination of teaching material concerning sustainability (assessment) and issues of language and communication
  • Design and performance of training for teachers and consultants
  • Member of the research group for eco-efficiency of the AREC Raumberg-Gumpenstein
  • Teaching modules (topics: LCA, language/communication)
  • Translations, proofreading, reviewing
  • Public relations for the Institute Animal, Techniques and Environment

New accompanying handbook for teachers on the topic of business management and sustainability assessment

A new handbook offers teachers support for lessons on the topics of business management, sustainability assessment, and environmental protection...

New accompanying manual for teachers on the teaching concept with FarmLife

A new handbook offers teachers support for lessons on the topics of business management, sustainability assessment, and environmental protection...

ONLINE seminar: Eco-efficient farm management with FarmLife: Introduction to the online tool, February 24, 2026

Eco-efficient agriculture means recognizing ecological interrelationships and reconciling them with one's own economic demands and possibilities...

ONLINE seminar: Farm-based teaching with farmlife.at, February 25, 2026

Building on their knowledge from a basic seminar on FarmLife (held the day before!), participants learn the methodologically diverse, competent...

The invisible services of agriculture: 14 explanatory videos on the different agroecosystem services

Land management enables many different agroecosystem services. In 14 explanatory videos, we show what agroecosystem services are...

30 recommendations for dairy farms

Greater sustainability through information – Recommendations on greenhouse gas reduction and sustainability for dairy farms. The requirements for farmers...

Project meeting "Climate-efficient milk production" - strong commitment to sustainable agriculture

Since 2022, we have been working with a group of participating farms as part of the "Climate-Efficient Dairy Farming" project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...

FarmLife EcoValue completed: Indicators for agricultural ecosystem services

As part of the "FarmLife EcoValue" project, a set of indicators for assessing ecosystem services at the farm level was developed. The goal...

Creation of a handbook for eco-efficiency and eco-efficient management using FarmLife key performance indicators: FarmLife KEY

A new project within the FarmLife area will begin in early 2025 with the creation of a "Handbook for Eco-efficiency and Eco-efficient...".

Successful final round of the project "Added Value in Mountain Agriculture"

After two years of the "Added Value of Mountain Agriculture" project, the participating stakeholders met last week for a final...

New farms and new measures in the project "Greenhouse-efficient organic milk production"

The "Greenhouse Gas-Efficient Organic Milk Production" project is now in its third year. Coinciding with the project's interim report, we would like to...

Educational concept - Life cycle assessment of agricultural businesses - Podcast 76

Farm management tool "FarmLife" for life cycle assessment of agricultural operations. The research group "Eco-efficiency of agricultural operations...".

The FarmLife learning platform is now available at raumberg-gumpenstein.at

A comprehensive package of teaching materials for the farm management tool www.farmlife.at for teachers, which was further expanded last year...

FarmLife LEARNING PLATFORM (not only) for teachers at LFS and HBLA

A comprehensive learning platform has been continuously developed for our farm management tool, FarmLife, since 2017. ALL the content created for this platform...

Teaching materials for the animal welfare tool on FarmLife

You are currently on the FarmLife learning platform, in the section for teaching and learning materials on the topic of ANIMAL WELFARE. These are available for free download...

FarmLife Video

Eco-efficient agriculture prioritizes both ecological and economic values. This helps farm managers to...

FarmLife Science - scientific basis for FarmLife

You are currently on the FarmLife learning platform, in the section on the scientific fundamentals of FarmLife. These are freely available for download...

FarmLife: Lesson-enhancing activity suggestions for LFS and HBLA

You are currently on the FarmLife learning platform in the section for teaching suggestions and games related to farm management...

Discover the potential of your farm

Our Department of Economics and Resource Management, headed by Christian Fritz, MA, drives innovative projects to promote sustainability...

Completed projects for the FarmLife farm management tool

Here you will find links to the completed projects of the Eco-Efficiency research group at HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein. ...

The FarmLife NEWSLETTER - a review from the beginning in 2020

The FarmLife newsletter is sent twice a year to agricultural schools in Austria to inform them about current events and dates regarding...

Current projects for the farm management tool FarmLife

Here you will find links to the currently ongoing projects of the Eco-Efficiency research group at HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein. ...

Didactic evaluation and dissemination of the FarmLife educational concept

The project "Didactic Evaluation and Dissemination of the FarmLife Educational Concept" (FarmLife Education II) was successfully completed in December 2023...

Project "Greenhouse-efficient organic milk production" enters its second phase

The first part of the project "Greenhouse gas efficient organic milk production" - development of greenhouse gas reduction options on organic dairy farms...

FarmLife for the classroom: WHICH part of it is suitable for MY subject?

For several years now, the farm management tool FarmLife, including the accompanying educational package in the form of teaching materials, has been enriching...

New tools for teaching about animal welfare and sustainability

On April 27, 2023, the FarmLife Advanced webinar for teachers took place in a small but very interested group (in cooperation with...).

Concept and criteria developed for assessing environmental impacts when using digital technologies

Agriculture should offer numerous advantages in terms of production technology and labor efficiency, as well as a reduction in the cost of production inputs...

Completion of the project "Measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions"

The project report describes agronomic improvement options that could be implemented if food production in the agricultural sector continues...

Assessment of the environmental impacts of agriculture using digital tools

The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein, together with its partners, has developed a digital tool called FarmLife in recent years. FarmLife...

FarmLife BD - Concept for Biodiversity Assessment

The aim of the FarmLife Biodiversity (FarmLife BD) project was to develop a system for assessing the effects of different agricultural activities...

FarmLife News: Concept presentation for biodiversity assessment of agricultural operations

On November 16, 2021, an expert discussion of the network zukunftsraum land LE 14-20 on the topic of "Representing biodiversity in the product" took place (ht...

Environmental assessment concept – explained simply

Within the framework of the cluster “Digitalization in Agriculture”, funded by the Austrian Rural Development Programme 2014–2020, ...

The Eco-efficiency research group of HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein introduces itself

For several years now – officially since mid-2019 – an inter-institutional research project has existed at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein...

Ecological assessment of the application of digital technologies in agriculture

With the steadily increasing digitalization in agriculture, the question increasingly arises as to how the effects of these technologies on the environment...

FarmLife News: Feedback and requests from teachers

A successful FarmLife Train-the-Trainer webinar, held on March 17th and 18th, 2021, provides the opportunity to share the feedback and thoughts received so far...

AgriTrain meets FarmLife

The idea for a short webinar to share experiences arose from two didactic approaches for teaching in agricultural schools...

Biodiversity assessment on farms: concepts, models and application in life cycle assessment

The overview of the approaches shows that the topic of biodiversity assessment and consulting at the farm level has been developing in recent years...

Didactic evaluation and dissemination of the FarmLife educational concept

Environmentally and climate-friendly agriculture is essential for sustainability. FarmLife has established itself in recent years as a practical...

Teaching with FarmLife - a holistic didactic approach - not only for agricultural schools and higher-level agricultural schools

Are you familiar with FarmLife? Here we present a particularly practical didactic concept for agricultural education (LFS and HBLA eb...).

Educational project “FarmLife Education” successfully completed

The first project to implement an interdisciplinary educational concept on sustainability assessment in agriculture...

Will site-appropriate agriculture save the conventional family farm from extinction?

Applied research carries responsibility towards stakeholders. In this sense, the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein is connected to the farms in Austria...

Socioeconomic operational parameters and sustainability indicators for agriculture

Questions regarding sustainability on farms are a recurring topic in both practical journals and scientific publications...

FarmLife educational tool for agricultural schools

Sustainability assessment in agriculture, as a guiding aspect in food production, is to be given (even) more weight in future studies...

Integration of the eco-efficiency tool FarmLife into the agricultural education landscape of Austria

In preliminary projects, the farm management and life cycle assessment tool FarmLife was intensively tested – especially regarding its practical suitability and applicability in...

Implementation of the FarmLife tool in Austrian agriculture

In a collaboration between the Higher Federal Teaching and Research Institute (HBLFA) Raumberg-Gumpenstein and the University of Agricultural and Environmental Education i...

Eco-efficiency toolbox for agricultural consulting and education practice

Previous work on FarmLife has laid the scientific foundations for the widespread implementation of life cycle assessment in Austria...

Eco-efficiency in practice

Soil, plants, animals, and fertilizer form a cycle in which food is produced. In a closed cycle, exactly the same things happen...

Regional utilization pathways of bioenergy - structure and case study

For mapping, evaluating and optimizing biomass utilization chains, from the availability of individual areas to their realization as local resources...

Research and Experience Workshop: Energy

The project is part of the "Regions" initiative of the BMVIT (now: BMK) and BMBWF, which aims to establish new strategies in the field of education. Young people...

Land Information Systems Austria (LISA)

LISA (land information systems Austria) is a comprehensive project by the FFG on behalf of the BMVIT with the aim of creating a digital, homogeneous...




2348: SupGIS

GIS as a control and optimization system for sustainable food and energy supply




2369: TurboLamm

Quality lamb production with dairy-focused dams (F1) using the most efficient possible feed utilisation


2386: Farmlife

Individual farm life cycle assessment of agricultural holdings in Austria


2407: GRP

Influence of the preservation method on the feed value and milk production of meadow forage


2440: FarmLifeWF

Development of an assessment system for animal welfare for implementation in the farm management tool FarmLife


2754: Study Visits

Research and education network in the fields of science and technology









3585: WT: Experience Research

Liezen Research and Experience Workshop: Energy – Perceive energy use in your own environment and research consumption. Experience production and technologies.


3642: WT: Farmlife-SQ

Adaptation and implementation of the method for assessing soil quality in life cycle assessments


3650: WT FarmLifeII

Eco-efficiency toolbox for agricultural consulting and education practice


3651: WT FarmLifeApp

Practical application of the farm management tool “FarmLife” in the model region “Liezen district”


3680 WT: FarmEdu

Integration of the eco-efficiency tool FarmLife into the agricultural education landscape of Austria