Costs and Services of Alpine Farm Management on Four Inspection Farms

Economic calculations from Cooperation OGD Österreich and Wikimedia Österreich analyze costs, benefits, and labor economics for four alpine farms of different sizes and management forms. The study compares alpine cattle farming to land domination near home operations and examines profitability factors including location, development, and legal frameworks. Findings indicate long-term viability differs between larger and smaller farms, with milk processing profitability limited to larger operations.

Use Cases

• Compare cost-benefit outcomes for alpine farming based on farm size and management form mentioned in the description
• Analyze labor economic trade-offs between employing external staff and farmer workload described in the study
• Model the impact of legal frameworks like the Milk Guarantee Ordinance on alpine farm profitability as discussed
• Assess the economic viability of milk processing in alpine dairies based on the described calculations for different farm scales

Strengths

• Analysis is based on a comparison of four distinct inspection farms with different sizes and management forms
• Examines multiple economic dimensions including costs, benefits, and labor economics as described

Limitations

• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Cooperation OGD Österreich, Wikimedia Österreich

Collection Method

Economic calculations carried out on four different inspection plants

Geography

Likely alpine regions, specific location not stated