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Head of the Department of Economics and Resource Management
Research projects in the field of agricultural economics, agricultural resource use and service provision for society
Integrated evaluation of experimental results from the HBLFA institutes with regard to economics and life cycle assessment; derivation of development potentials for agricultural production processes
Development and maintenance of models and databases on operational, process and labor management issues in agricultural production
Studies and analyses on the development of agriculture at the interfaces between primary production, national economy, rural development and subsidies with regard to economically, socially and ecologically sustainable farm management
Statements on issues raised by agricultural practice, the professional community and society, as well as on public tasks related to the evaluation of agricultural policy measures
Establishing collaborations for the processing of interdisciplinary projects, exchange of experience and knowledge with institutions, authorities, companies and producers in matters of resource economics
Publication and dissemination of the findings through publications and projects with stakeholders from agricultural practice, the value chain and society
Climate protection and milk production go hand in hand: Successful results for the 2023–2025 project period
Project workshops in the Bucklige Welt and Lilienfeld regions will present practical solutions and the new consulting tool "FarmConsult".
Symposium on Animal-Technology-Environment (TTU Conference) on May 20/21, 2026
The Institute for Animals, Technology and Environment at HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein invites you to the third symposium “Animals – Technology –...” on May 20th and 21st, 2026.
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...
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...
Review of the TTU Conference 2025
The Animal-Technology-Environment Symposium took place at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein from May 14th to 15th, 2025 in the Grimming Hall of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein...
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...
PigAir3: New research project launched to reduce emissions in pig fattening
How can emissions in pig farming be sustainably reduced without compromising animal health or fattening performance? This central...
Eco-efficiency assessment of the use of drones for poisonous plant detection
Project launch: Eco-poisonous plant identification. Farmers specializing in crops, such as medicinal plants, are constantly confronted with the presence of...
Research & Development
"Raumberg-Gumpenstein Research & Development" is a public corporation with the goal of developing forward-looking, innovative and...
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...
Research meets practice in organic agriculture - Speeding up Innovation
The close collaboration between science and practice is a key success factor for the further development of organic farming. Right here...
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...".
Comparison of photovoltaic systems on grassland areas and their impact on agricultural use (Agri-PV-Grass)
In the Agri-PV-Grass project, we are comparing different photovoltaic systems (bifacial Agri-PV mounting systems with conventional ground-mounted systems)...
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...
Honoring Dr. Gérard Gaillard in the run-up to the 14th Agroscope Agricultural Life Cycle Assessment Platform
On October 22nd of this year, the 14th Life Cycle Assessment Platform for Agriculture, organized by the Swiss research institution Agroscope, took place in Zurich-Reckenholz. The event...
European Grassland Conference – Finding Solutions Together
From June 10-13, 2024, Stephan Pabst participated as one of 325 participants from 32 countries in the conference of the “European Grassland Federation”...
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...
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...
“Vision 2028+”: We are shaping the future of agriculture
On May 28, 2024, Federal Minister Norbert Totschnig announced the official conclusion of the "Vision 2028+" strategy process. This process had been underway for over eight months...
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. ...
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...
Added value of mountain agriculture - Highlights 2023
On Monday, November 13, 2023, the highlight of this year's event took place with the presentation of the farm results and the awarding of the FarmLife farm plaque...
Annual meeting for the project "Greenhouse gas efficient organic milk production" in Raumberg-Gumpenstein
This year's annual meeting of the "Greenhouse Gas-Efficient Organic Milk Production" project took place on November 9th and 10th in Raumberg-Gumpenstein.
Animal - Technology - Environment Conference (TTU Conference) on May 14th/15th, 2025
The Institute for Animals, Technology and Environment at HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein invites you to the second symposium “Animals – Technology –...” on May 14th and 15th, 2025.
Animal - Technology - Environment Conference (TTU Conference) on May 14th/15th, 2024
The Institute for Animals, Technology and Environment at HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein invites you to the first specialist conference “Animals – Technology – ...” on May 14th and 15th, 2024.
KLILASZ - Climate protection and agricultural scenarios
The KLILASZ project, which began in 2021, is led by the Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO) and involves the HBLFA R...
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...
Project Added Value in Mountain Agriculture
FarmLife is being used in the "Added Value Mountain Agriculture" project. This two-year EIP-Agri project (2022-2024) is a collaboration between...
EU project: agrifoodTEF
Artificial intelligence will change the way we live, and therefore also the way we produce our food.
Climate protection in agriculture - brochure
The new brochure from HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein summarizes the established state of knowledge on reducing greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural operations...
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...).
Climate protection in agriculture - 17. Podcast
Solutions and evaluations of climate protection measures in agriculture. Climate protection is one of the greatest challenges of our time. D...
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...
Scientific publication on the EIP-AGRI project SaLu_T
Recently, promising initial results from the EIP-AGRI project SaLu_T were published in an international scientific journal.
FarmLife recognized as an innovation for farm management on mountain farms!
The "Alpen-Adria Agricultural Fair," which takes place only every two years, was held at the Klagenfurt Exhibition Center on January 20, 2023. The fair...
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...
Eco-efficiency of dairy farms from the Mur and Mürz valleys
In 2021, the research group "Eco-efficiency of agricultural production systems" developed a new methodological concept for eco-efficiency assessment...
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...
Greenhouse gas efficient organic milk production
The discussion about climate change and its cause by anthropogenic greenhouse gases has been ongoing in society, the media, and politics for years...
Greenhouse gas efficient organic milk production
The discussion about climate change and its cause by anthropogenic greenhouse gases has been ongoing in society, the media, and politics for years...
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...
New eco-efficiency rating developed
The research group "Eco-efficiency of agricultural production systems" has been working for many years within the framework of interdisciplinary research...
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...
Odor and ammonia emissions from pig fattening under the application of different emission reduction strategies
Project PigAir II: From an environmental perspective, livestock farming is a key focus when it comes to identifying "the polluters" and taking action...
Development of an assessment system for animal welfare for implementation in the farm management tool FarmLife
The issue of animal welfare is gaining increasing importance in agriculture and in societal discussions, both nationally and internationally...
Analysis of the efficiency of measures to reduce greenhouse gases
Analysis of the efficiency of measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions In the project on the “Analysis of the efficiency of greenhouse gas reduction measures…”.
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...
Biodiversity assessment on the farm
The overview of the approaches shows that the topic of biodiversity assessment and consulting at the farm level has been developing in recent years...
Climate impacts on Austrian grassland farms
As part of a project on the "analysis of the efficiency of greenhouse gas reduction measures", the climate impacts of grassland-based food production were examined...
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...
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...
Socioeconomic operational parameters and sustainability indicators for agriculture
Questions regarding sustainability on farms are a recurring topic in both practical journals and scientific publications...
Economic efficiency of hay drying
Improved methods of forage conservation have always been a focus of grassland practice and research. We frequently receive questions...
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...
Analysis of the efficiency of measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Austrian agriculture
The project aims to simulate and analyze different approaches to avoiding and/or reducing k... using models.
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...
Scientific principles of eco-efficiency
Eco-efficiency expresses the relationship between the environmental impact/resource consumption and the economic value of a production process...
2005: Projects involving teaching
Teaching and research
2371: Hay drying
Influence of the preservation method of meadow forage on nutrient losses, feed value, milk production and milk quality
2407: GRP
Influence of the preservation method on the feed value and milk production of meadow forage
2414:IntMast StOcKa
(Medium-)Intensive fattening of bulls, oxen and heifers – differences in fattening performance, slaughter performance and meat quality
2425: PIGAIR
Emission minimization through exhaust air purification systems in pig farming
2449: Reine Lungau
Results presentation Farmlife and Reine Lungau
2456: FarmMilk
Holistic eco-efficiency as a method to support the dairy industry
2458: Luquasta
Immission and emission measurements of bioaerosols in the vicinity of poultry and pig farms – sub-area HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein
2459: WiPraX II
Transfer of scientific knowledge into agricultural practice II
3395: WT: Hay ventilation process
Practical evaluation of different hay ventilation systems
3522: WT: Yield performance of heifers
Yield performance of heifers
3650: WT FarmLifeII
Eco-efficiency toolbox for agricultural consulting and education practice
3674: WT THG efficiency
Analysis of the efficiency of measures to reduce GHG emissions
3680 WT: FarmEdu
Integration of the eco-efficiency tool FarmLife into the agricultural education landscape of Austria