Operational Analysishttps://bab.gv.at/index.php2024-03-28T21:35:33+01:00Bundesanstalt für Agrarwirtschaft und Bergbauernfragenwebmaster@bab.gv.atJoomla! - Open Source Content ManagementBAB 074/24: D-DOK: Research documentation departments2024-01-04T11:13:39+01:002024-01-04T11:13:39+01:00https://bab.gv.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2296:bab-074-24-d-dok-research-documentation-departments&catid=112&lang=en&Itemid=413Michaela Hager<p>Currently, the data for research activities and public relations activities are collected in simple lists at the research departments and the RZL and activity reports are compiled manually. There are currently no standardized publication lists or archives.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>Development of a web-based research documentation system for departments. <br />This application is used by the respective users to collect all relevant data that is</p>
<ul>
<li>are required for the creation of the RZLP, especially for the creation of key figures.</li>
<li>for the targeted, citable publication and collection of all recorded data and documents</li>
<li>can be automatically analyzed for annual reports,</li>
<li>are relevant for strategic decisions.</li>
</ul>
<p>With the introduction of D-ESS in October 2021, a tool with the necessary data, authorizations and evaluations relating to personnel, projects, time recording, allocation and time allocation has already been created. This tool has reduced the administrative effort for this recurring work and provides new high-quality evaluation options.<br />By integrating publication documentation into the existing tool, the following improvements can be achieved:</p>
<p>The data obtained can be used to generate time series for the RZLP, as well as the basis for decisions, key figures and automatically controllable publication lists (annual report, presentation on the homepage, personal publication lists, all project publications)</p>
<ul>
<li>All publications relevant to the department can be compiled in a documentation on site</li>
<li>These are prepared for citation and can also be assigned to several projects</li>
<li>Public relations activities can be documented and evaluated centrally</li>
<li>All recorded data can be entered and looked up at author, institute and institution level at any time in a familiar environment</li>
<li>Create an overview of all active projects and collaborators</li>
<li>The application has a modular structure and can be adapted to the requirements of the department</li>
</ul>
<h3>Planned work 2024</h3>
<p>WP1:</p>
<p>Create an application based on the D-ESS server:</p>
<ul>
<li>System authorization (same structure as D-ESS, but new authorizations)- Cost units (projects) from D-ESS database</li>
<li>Users from the D-ESS database- New user groups specifically for D-DOK (data entry clerk, head of department, head of institute, controlling)</li>
<li>New server logs (user tracking) specifically for D-DOK- Supports database, Active Directory and OIDC authentication- Copy (and modify) existing relevant API endpoints from D-ESS</li>
<li>Create base code</li>
</ul>
<p>WP2:</p>
<ul>
<li>Research, install and configure MongoDB GridFS</li>
<li>Create API endpoints (and client-side views) to support uploading, saving and indexing PDF files</li>
<li>Implement client-side views to display file versioning and download of PDFs</li>
<li>Create views and a server API to link employees to "projects"</li>
<li>Create a view to link employees to PDF documents</li>
<li>Implement tables for full text search of uploaded PDFs</li>
</ul>
<h3><br />Schedule</h3>
<p>Project start: 01/2024<br />Project end: 12/2025</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p><p>Currently, the data for research activities and public relations activities are collected in simple lists at the research departments and the RZL and activity reports are compiled manually. There are currently no standardized publication lists or archives.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>Development of a web-based research documentation system for departments. <br />This application is used by the respective users to collect all relevant data that is</p>
<ul>
<li>are required for the creation of the RZLP, especially for the creation of key figures.</li>
<li>for the targeted, citable publication and collection of all recorded data and documents</li>
<li>can be automatically analyzed for annual reports,</li>
<li>are relevant for strategic decisions.</li>
</ul>
<p>With the introduction of D-ESS in October 2021, a tool with the necessary data, authorizations and evaluations relating to personnel, projects, time recording, allocation and time allocation has already been created. This tool has reduced the administrative effort for this recurring work and provides new high-quality evaluation options.<br />By integrating publication documentation into the existing tool, the following improvements can be achieved:</p>
<p>The data obtained can be used to generate time series for the RZLP, as well as the basis for decisions, key figures and automatically controllable publication lists (annual report, presentation on the homepage, personal publication lists, all project publications)</p>
<ul>
<li>All publications relevant to the department can be compiled in a documentation on site</li>
<li>These are prepared for citation and can also be assigned to several projects</li>
<li>Public relations activities can be documented and evaluated centrally</li>
<li>All recorded data can be entered and looked up at author, institute and institution level at any time in a familiar environment</li>
<li>Create an overview of all active projects and collaborators</li>
<li>The application has a modular structure and can be adapted to the requirements of the department</li>
</ul>
<h3>Planned work 2024</h3>
<p>WP1:</p>
<p>Create an application based on the D-ESS server:</p>
<ul>
<li>System authorization (same structure as D-ESS, but new authorizations)- Cost units (projects) from D-ESS database</li>
<li>Users from the D-ESS database- New user groups specifically for D-DOK (data entry clerk, head of department, head of institute, controlling)</li>
<li>New server logs (user tracking) specifically for D-DOK- Supports database, Active Directory and OIDC authentication- Copy (and modify) existing relevant API endpoints from D-ESS</li>
<li>Create base code</li>
</ul>
<p>WP2:</p>
<ul>
<li>Research, install and configure MongoDB GridFS</li>
<li>Create API endpoints (and client-side views) to support uploading, saving and indexing PDF files</li>
<li>Implement client-side views to display file versioning and download of PDFs</li>
<li>Create views and a server API to link employees to "projects"</li>
<li>Create a view to link employees to PDF documents</li>
<li>Implement tables for full text search of uploaded PDFs</li>
</ul>
<h3><br />Schedule</h3>
<p>Project start: 01/2024<br />Project end: 12/2025</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>BAB 071/24: DBZ – webbased dashboard for operational analysis2024-01-04T10:39:15+01:002024-01-04T10:39:15+01:00https://bab.gv.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2290:bab-071-24-dbz-webbased-dashboard-for-operational-analysis&catid=112&lang=en&Itemid=413Michaela Hager<p>A constantly growing amount of data with an increased need for availability and user-friendliness also poses growing challenges for the BAB. Numerous interfaces to the population (e.g. funding processing) and the various independent institutions assigned to the BML create a very heterogeneous and widely ramified database infrastructure.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>In order to be able to leave these data as independent services in the respective sovereignty and to be able to visualize them collectively, this project is intended to provide a dashboard as a central contact point for all data information over which the BML has sovereignty. <br />Specifically, the result should be a query tool for potential users from Section II of the BML that enables individual company analyses. In addition, the GDPR obligation to provide information is to be taken into account by allowing requests for information to be processed quickly and completely.<br />This should represent the central first major step of the Digitaler Betriebszwilling project.</p>
<h3>Status of the project</h3>
<p>The project is scheduled to start in 2024. By November 2023, a workshop had been held to roughly outline the project. The specific objectives were defined here and it was agreed that this project should be carried out as a collaboration between BAB and BML.</p>
<h3>Planned work for 2024</h3>
<p>The first step is to review all data sources and the relevant responsible bodies. This will result in limitations and potential for further processing and merging the data. <br />This second step should focus on an architecture that is as performant, automated and less complex as possible, while at the same time avoiding direct intervention in the database so as not to hinder existing processes.<br />Initial ideas and implementations will be tested for the creation of a dashboard as the third step.</p>
<h3>Schedule</h3>
<p>Project start: 01/2024<br />Project end: 12/2025</p>
<p> </p><p>A constantly growing amount of data with an increased need for availability and user-friendliness also poses growing challenges for the BAB. Numerous interfaces to the population (e.g. funding processing) and the various independent institutions assigned to the BML create a very heterogeneous and widely ramified database infrastructure.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>In order to be able to leave these data as independent services in the respective sovereignty and to be able to visualize them collectively, this project is intended to provide a dashboard as a central contact point for all data information over which the BML has sovereignty. <br />Specifically, the result should be a query tool for potential users from Section II of the BML that enables individual company analyses. In addition, the GDPR obligation to provide information is to be taken into account by allowing requests for information to be processed quickly and completely.<br />This should represent the central first major step of the Digitaler Betriebszwilling project.</p>
<h3>Status of the project</h3>
<p>The project is scheduled to start in 2024. By November 2023, a workshop had been held to roughly outline the project. The specific objectives were defined here and it was agreed that this project should be carried out as a collaboration between BAB and BML.</p>
<h3>Planned work for 2024</h3>
<p>The first step is to review all data sources and the relevant responsible bodies. This will result in limitations and potential for further processing and merging the data. <br />This second step should focus on an architecture that is as performant, automated and less complex as possible, while at the same time avoiding direct intervention in the database so as not to hinder existing processes.<br />Initial ideas and implementations will be tested for the creation of a dashboard as the third step.</p>
<h3>Schedule</h3>
<p>Project start: 01/2024<br />Project end: 12/2025</p>
<p> </p>BAB 041/20: Standard working time requirements in Austrian agriculture2020-04-01T14:17:59+02:002020-04-01T14:17:59+02:00https://bab.gv.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=276:bab-041-20-standard-working-time-requirements-in-austrian-agriculture&catid=112&lang=en&Itemid=413Michaela Hager<h3>Initial situation</h3>
<p>The factor "labor" plays a key role in agriculture in addition to other production factors such as the capital employed or land from a business management perspective. Labour input in agriculture is gradually decreasing, particularly as a result of technological progress (mechanization) and structural change (smaller farms with higher labour requirements per unit produced). Calculations by the Federal Institute for Agricultural Economics show that labor input in agriculture has decreased in recent years. A systematic survey of working time requirements in Austria was last published in 2006 by the former Federal Institute of Alpine Agriculture in Gumpenstein and the former Federal Institute of Agricultural Engineering in Wieselburg (Standardarbeitszeitbedarf in der österreichischen Landwirtschaft, Ergebnis der Berechnung der einzelbetrieblichen Standardarbeitszeiten: Handler, Stadler u. Blumauer 2006).</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>The aim of this project is to revise the standard working hours in Austrian agriculture.To this end, a web-based database is to be set up for the ongoing updating and future use of standard working hours in conjunction with other administrative data sets.In addition to the standard working hours for internal and external economy, the focus will also be on the collection of times for organizational work (working time for operational management).</p>
<h3>Status of the project</h3>
<p>Status November 2023: The study design, the working time recording system and the model functions were developed by the project participants of the HBLFA Francisco Josephinum Wieselburg and the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein.Based on the recording system, an application (time recording app) was programmed by the BAB, which enables working time recording on the farms.The necessary server resources for storing and managing the working time data of the participating companies were organized and set up. Comprehensive testing of the functionality of the application itself (excluding offline mode) has been completed. In 2023, work was carried out on the integration and testing of the offline mode. </p>
<h3>Work 2023</h3>
<p>Due to unforeseeable developments (resignation of the persons responsible for the project, crisis-related focus of the Ministry on other projects, staff shortages at the participating institutions), the project work planned for 2023 could only be partially implemented.</p>
<p>In consultation with the institutions involved (HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein, HBLFA Francisco Josephinum Wieselburg), it became clear that the full and necessary personnel resources to implement the project will not be available in 2024 due to the ongoing tense personnel situation (including the departure and unresolved questions regarding the replacement of employees in Gumpenstein).</p>
<p>On the other hand, there is a fundamental need, not least due to technological progress, to update the standard working hours in agriculture, for example with regard to the orientation of the Common Agricultural Policy after 2027 or to improve the data basis of various calculations and applications (e.g. Internet coverage contribution calculator of the BAB etc.). Therefore, after consultation with the BML as the client, it was agreed to use the year 2024 to clarify a possible relaunch of the project in the following year. This includes a reorientation and reassessment of the project both in terms of organization (project management, project cooperation) and content (including a review of the original objectives). Based on the knowledge gained in 2024, a decision will be made in consultation with the BML, the new management of the BAB and the two participating institutions (HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein, HBLFA Francisco Josephinum Wieselburg) as to whether the project should be implemented in 2025.</p>
<h3>Timetable</h3>
<p>Project start: 04/2020<br />Project end: 12/2026</p>
<h3>Schedule</h3>
<p>Projektbeginn: 04/2020<br /> Projektende: 03/2024</p>
<h3>Initial situation</h3>
<p>The factor "labor" plays a key role in agriculture in addition to other production factors such as the capital employed or land from a business management perspective. Labour input in agriculture is gradually decreasing, particularly as a result of technological progress (mechanization) and structural change (smaller farms with higher labour requirements per unit produced). Calculations by the Federal Institute for Agricultural Economics show that labor input in agriculture has decreased in recent years. A systematic survey of working time requirements in Austria was last published in 2006 by the former Federal Institute of Alpine Agriculture in Gumpenstein and the former Federal Institute of Agricultural Engineering in Wieselburg (Standardarbeitszeitbedarf in der österreichischen Landwirtschaft, Ergebnis der Berechnung der einzelbetrieblichen Standardarbeitszeiten: Handler, Stadler u. Blumauer 2006).</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>The aim of this project is to revise the standard working hours in Austrian agriculture.To this end, a web-based database is to be set up for the ongoing updating and future use of standard working hours in conjunction with other administrative data sets.In addition to the standard working hours for internal and external economy, the focus will also be on the collection of times for organizational work (working time for operational management).</p>
<h3>Status of the project</h3>
<p>Status November 2023: The study design, the working time recording system and the model functions were developed by the project participants of the HBLFA Francisco Josephinum Wieselburg and the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein.Based on the recording system, an application (time recording app) was programmed by the BAB, which enables working time recording on the farms.The necessary server resources for storing and managing the working time data of the participating companies were organized and set up. Comprehensive testing of the functionality of the application itself (excluding offline mode) has been completed. In 2023, work was carried out on the integration and testing of the offline mode. </p>
<h3>Work 2023</h3>
<p>Due to unforeseeable developments (resignation of the persons responsible for the project, crisis-related focus of the Ministry on other projects, staff shortages at the participating institutions), the project work planned for 2023 could only be partially implemented.</p>
<p>In consultation with the institutions involved (HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein, HBLFA Francisco Josephinum Wieselburg), it became clear that the full and necessary personnel resources to implement the project will not be available in 2024 due to the ongoing tense personnel situation (including the departure and unresolved questions regarding the replacement of employees in Gumpenstein).</p>
<p>On the other hand, there is a fundamental need, not least due to technological progress, to update the standard working hours in agriculture, for example with regard to the orientation of the Common Agricultural Policy after 2027 or to improve the data basis of various calculations and applications (e.g. Internet coverage contribution calculator of the BAB etc.). Therefore, after consultation with the BML as the client, it was agreed to use the year 2024 to clarify a possible relaunch of the project in the following year. This includes a reorientation and reassessment of the project both in terms of organization (project management, project cooperation) and content (including a review of the original objectives). Based on the knowledge gained in 2024, a decision will be made in consultation with the BML, the new management of the BAB and the two participating institutions (HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein, HBLFA Francisco Josephinum Wieselburg) as to whether the project should be implemented in 2025.</p>
<h3>Timetable</h3>
<p>Project start: 04/2020<br />Project end: 12/2026</p>
<h3>Schedule</h3>
<p>Projektbeginn: 04/2020<br /> Projektende: 03/2024</p>
BAB 031/19: Reports on and simulation of revenues and costs subject to changes in prices and quantities2019-05-01T16:39:22+02:002019-05-01T16:39:22+02:00https://bab.gv.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=256:bab-031-19-reports-on-and-simulation-of-revenues-and-costs-subject-to-changes-in-prices-and-quantities&catid=112&lang=en&Itemid=413Michaela Hager<h3>Initial situation</h3>
<p>In Austria there are currently market-based solutions (options, futures, other derivatives) for stabilising the producer prices of certain agricultural products. However, there are no market-based (e.g. insurance) or tax-based instruments to stabilise total agricultural income. Relevant information and data on agricultural markets are sometimes not available to farm managers, or are only available with difficulty or from different providers; this in turn increases their workload in the course of independent income stabilisation activities.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>To provide digital information on developments in the agricultural sector in a collected, compact and user-friendly form in order to support farm managers in their individual income stabilisation measures. Such digital information offers can be price reports including price forecasts, an information platform or an application for the simulation of income/contribution margin fluctuations due to price and quantity fluctuations.</p>
<h3>Initial situation</h3>
<p>In Austria there are currently market-based solutions (options, futures, other derivatives) for stabilising the producer prices of certain agricultural products. However, there are no market-based (e.g. insurance) or tax-based instruments to stabilise total agricultural income. Relevant information and data on agricultural markets are sometimes not available to farm managers, or are only available with difficulty or from different providers; this in turn increases their workload in the course of independent income stabilisation activities.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>To provide digital information on developments in the agricultural sector in a collected, compact and user-friendly form in order to support farm managers in their individual income stabilisation measures. Such digital information offers can be price reports including price forecasts, an information platform or an application for the simulation of income/contribution margin fluctuations due to price and quantity fluctuations.</p>
BAB 024/19: Female farm managers revisited2019-01-02T14:21:55+01:002019-01-02T14:21:55+01:00https://bab.gv.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=244:bab-024-19-female-farm-managers-revisited&catid=112&lang=en&Itemid=413Michaela Hager<h2>A panel survey on the development of farms and their households</h2>
<p>Austrian agriculture is subject to continuous change. These changes affect both farm activities and the farming family. According to statistical surveys, the proportion of female farm managers in Austria is very high compared to the rest of the EU. This is due to a high share of sideline businesses as well as to other tax, pension and subsidy reasons. The 27 interviewees had diverging identities as farm managers. Accordingly, their farm development strategies were also different. These ranged from economic optimisation of the farm to holistic and ecologically oriented life concepts.</p>
<p>About 10 years ago, the project "Women farm managers in Austria - an explorative study on identity formation" (BF 106/06) was carried out. In the qualitative empirical part of the study, 27 women farm managers were interviewed personally. The aim of the research project is to record how the conditions on the farms of the farm women, in their families and in their social environment have changed in the last decade. The interviewees of the initial study were in different phases of life and consequently the development trajectories of the farms will also have diverse characteristics. Due to the diversity of the farms, their pluriactivity and their different equipment, interesting development trajectories can be expected from a scientific perspective with regard to economic development, new co-operations, but also with regard to the transfer of farms. The results can subsequently provide operational indications for the advisory services and for the support regime within the framework of the CAP strategic plan. The role of women on the farm and in the household as well as the dynamics of gender and generation relations in recent years are to be researched.</p>
<p>The project was discontinued due to work bottlenecks and the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>
<h2>A panel survey on the development of farms and their households</h2>
<p>Austrian agriculture is subject to continuous change. These changes affect both farm activities and the farming family. According to statistical surveys, the proportion of female farm managers in Austria is very high compared to the rest of the EU. This is due to a high share of sideline businesses as well as to other tax, pension and subsidy reasons. The 27 interviewees had diverging identities as farm managers. Accordingly, their farm development strategies were also different. These ranged from economic optimisation of the farm to holistic and ecologically oriented life concepts.</p>
<p>About 10 years ago, the project "Women farm managers in Austria - an explorative study on identity formation" (BF 106/06) was carried out. In the qualitative empirical part of the study, 27 women farm managers were interviewed personally. The aim of the research project is to record how the conditions on the farms of the farm women, in their families and in their social environment have changed in the last decade. The interviewees of the initial study were in different phases of life and consequently the development trajectories of the farms will also have diverse characteristics. Due to the diversity of the farms, their pluriactivity and their different equipment, interesting development trajectories can be expected from a scientific perspective with regard to economic development, new co-operations, but also with regard to the transfer of farms. The results can subsequently provide operational indications for the advisory services and for the support regime within the framework of the CAP strategic plan. The role of women on the farm and in the household as well as the dynamics of gender and generation relations in recent years are to be researched.</p>
<p>The project was discontinued due to work bottlenecks and the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>
BAB 015/10: Gross margins and databases for the business planning2010-01-01T10:23:57+01:002010-01-01T10:23:57+01:00https://bab.gv.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=226:bab-015-10-gross-margins-and-databases-for-the-business-planning&catid=110&lang=en&Itemid=413Michaela Hager<h3>Initial situation</h3>
<p>Economic and production-related data on production processes is an important basis for advisory and educational work in agriculture.<br />Users wanted and still want the contribution margin calculations to be made available digitally and to be able to customize them as required. For some years now, the BAB has been offering an online tool for calculating the contribution margins of various land use and livestock farming activities, with the scope of farm branches being continuously expanded.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>The aim of this project is to make contribution margins and data bases for farm planning in Austria freely available on the Internet in digital form. To this end, contribution margin calculations for various branches of industry and production processes are programmed on the basis of an Internet-based application. On the basis of predefined settings, it is also possible to make company-specific adaptations. This project was launched in cooperation with the Bavarian State Institute for Agriculture (LfL).<br />The data on which the contribution margin calculations are based comes from a wide variety of sources, such as published statistics, market and price information reports or information from experts. Finally, the data basis and results of the newly developed database can also be used for the operational concept within the framework of the rural development program and in the context of research cooperation.</p>
<h3>Status of the project</h3>
<p>As part of the EIP project "Income Stabilization", the online application "IDB - Interactive Contribution Margin and Calculation Data" was further developed: <br />Extended functions have been available in the online application since 2022 (e.g. basic settings, quick entry, crop rotation contribution margin and short-term forecasts). <br />In 2023, all plant and animal processes available in IDB 1 were further developed (e.g. adaptation of price masks, changes in the calculation of machine costs) and published in IDB new (programming language "Angular 2"). In addition, new procedures (organic ewe husbandry, organic oil pumpkin) were programmed and released for use by the general public. In addition, preparatory work was carried out in the form of programming templates for further processes (e.g. organic laying hens, conventional and organic hemp, organic silage maize).</p>
<h3>Work 2024</h3>
<p>The preparatory work and programming of new procedures for cash crop production, vegetable production, fodder production, animal husbandry and permanent crops in the "Angular 2" web application will be continued.<br />In fall 2023, a discussion process also started on a possible expansion of the calculation of the CO2 footprint in the online application "IDB - Interactive contribution margins and calculation data". If, as part of this broad-based discussion process, it is decided to implement the calculation of the carbon footprint in the existing online application, this will require considerable human resources for the possible adaptation of all individual procedures as well as the evaluation tool.<br />The regular maintenance of the data bases (prices, yields, operating resources, etc.) to update the observation periods represents further work content and, due to the ongoing expansion of the online application, also increasingly represents a challenge. Any necessary further development of existing procedures or possibilities for simpler operation of the application and data entry are among the other important project contents in the coming year.</p>
<p> </p>
<h3>Initial situation</h3>
<p>Economic and production-related data on production processes is an important basis for advisory and educational work in agriculture.<br />Users wanted and still want the contribution margin calculations to be made available digitally and to be able to customize them as required. For some years now, the BAB has been offering an online tool for calculating the contribution margins of various land use and livestock farming activities, with the scope of farm branches being continuously expanded.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>The aim of this project is to make contribution margins and data bases for farm planning in Austria freely available on the Internet in digital form. To this end, contribution margin calculations for various branches of industry and production processes are programmed on the basis of an Internet-based application. On the basis of predefined settings, it is also possible to make company-specific adaptations. This project was launched in cooperation with the Bavarian State Institute for Agriculture (LfL).<br />The data on which the contribution margin calculations are based comes from a wide variety of sources, such as published statistics, market and price information reports or information from experts. Finally, the data basis and results of the newly developed database can also be used for the operational concept within the framework of the rural development program and in the context of research cooperation.</p>
<h3>Status of the project</h3>
<p>As part of the EIP project "Income Stabilization", the online application "IDB - Interactive Contribution Margin and Calculation Data" was further developed: <br />Extended functions have been available in the online application since 2022 (e.g. basic settings, quick entry, crop rotation contribution margin and short-term forecasts). <br />In 2023, all plant and animal processes available in IDB 1 were further developed (e.g. adaptation of price masks, changes in the calculation of machine costs) and published in IDB new (programming language "Angular 2"). In addition, new procedures (organic ewe husbandry, organic oil pumpkin) were programmed and released for use by the general public. In addition, preparatory work was carried out in the form of programming templates for further processes (e.g. organic laying hens, conventional and organic hemp, organic silage maize).</p>
<h3>Work 2024</h3>
<p>The preparatory work and programming of new procedures for cash crop production, vegetable production, fodder production, animal husbandry and permanent crops in the "Angular 2" web application will be continued.<br />In fall 2023, a discussion process also started on a possible expansion of the calculation of the CO2 footprint in the online application "IDB - Interactive contribution margins and calculation data". If, as part of this broad-based discussion process, it is decided to implement the calculation of the carbon footprint in the existing online application, this will require considerable human resources for the possible adaptation of all individual procedures as well as the evaluation tool.<br />The regular maintenance of the data bases (prices, yields, operating resources, etc.) to update the observation periods represents further work content and, due to the ongoing expansion of the online application, also increasingly represents a challenge. Any necessary further development of existing procedures or possibilities for simpler operation of the application and data entry are among the other important project contents in the coming year.</p>
<p> </p>
BAB 008/01: Comparative analyses of economic data in cash crop farming used in further education programmes2001-01-02T16:17:19+01:002001-01-02T16:17:19+01:00https://bab.gv.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=214:bab-008-01-comparative-analyses-of-economic-data-in-cash-crop-farming-used-in-further-education-programmes&catid=112&lang=en&Itemid=413Michaela Hager<h3>Initial situation</h3>
<p>The "Arable farming" working group advisory service has been a successful nationwide training and advisory focus for many years. The top priority is the higher qualification of farmers. Farm comparisons are an important part of the working group's work. The evaluation and analysis of individual farm records and the presentation of the most important production and economic parameters, together with the exchange of experience, form the basis for the work of the working group.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>The aim of the project is to evaluate technical production and economic data and, building on this, to produce a national report based on the farm branch evaluations of the participating working group farms. The recorded data can be used, for example, to estimate crop rotation effects, determine the yield potential of individual fields or compare the economic efficiency of crop rotations. In this respect, the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics supports the working groups in data preparation and verification (machine costs), the further development of the content of the working group's work and the preparation of reports.</p>
<h3>Status of the project</h3>
<p>As in previous years, the farms recorded field-specific data in 2023. This data is entered into a central web-based database, subjected to a plausibility check, processed, evaluated and presented in the form of a federal report. For the year 2023, the database includes 685 conventional or organic farms with a total area of around 30,644 ha in the federal states of Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Styria, Burgenland and Carinthia. In addition to processing the machinery costs (plausibility checks, calculation), the main tasks of the Federal Agency for Agriculture include writing individual chapters of the report. Since 2017, the data has been evaluated on the basis of the revised online field index.</p>
<h3>Work in 2024</h3>
<p>In 2024, all farm data transmitted at arable field level must also be transferred to the existing interface of the database, checked and evaluated. In this regard, it is necessary to carry out a plausibility check of the data in advance and to adjust the values stored in the database in accordance with the ÖKL guideline values for machinery and equipment. Furthermore, cooperation in the preparation of the federal report is also planned.</p>
<h3>Initial situation</h3>
<p>The "Arable farming" working group advisory service has been a successful nationwide training and advisory focus for many years. The top priority is the higher qualification of farmers. Farm comparisons are an important part of the working group's work. The evaluation and analysis of individual farm records and the presentation of the most important production and economic parameters, together with the exchange of experience, form the basis for the work of the working group.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>The aim of the project is to evaluate technical production and economic data and, building on this, to produce a national report based on the farm branch evaluations of the participating working group farms. The recorded data can be used, for example, to estimate crop rotation effects, determine the yield potential of individual fields or compare the economic efficiency of crop rotations. In this respect, the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics supports the working groups in data preparation and verification (machine costs), the further development of the content of the working group's work and the preparation of reports.</p>
<h3>Status of the project</h3>
<p>As in previous years, the farms recorded field-specific data in 2023. This data is entered into a central web-based database, subjected to a plausibility check, processed, evaluated and presented in the form of a federal report. For the year 2023, the database includes 685 conventional or organic farms with a total area of around 30,644 ha in the federal states of Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Styria, Burgenland and Carinthia. In addition to processing the machinery costs (plausibility checks, calculation), the main tasks of the Federal Agency for Agriculture include writing individual chapters of the report. Since 2017, the data has been evaluated on the basis of the revised online field index.</p>
<h3>Work in 2024</h3>
<p>In 2024, all farm data transmitted at arable field level must also be transferred to the existing interface of the database, checked and evaluated. In this regard, it is necessary to carry out a plausibility check of the data in advance and to adjust the values stored in the database in accordance with the ÖKL guideline values for machinery and equipment. Furthermore, cooperation in the preparation of the federal report is also planned.</p>
BAB 007/01: National report on Austrian pig producers - a comparative analysis of working group data2001-01-02T15:44:48+01:002001-01-02T15:44:48+01:00https://bab.gv.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=212:bab-007-01-national-report-on-austrian-pig-producers-a-comparative-analysis-of-working-group-data&catid=112&lang=en&Itemid=413Michaela Hager<h3>Initial situation</h3>
<p>The crises of recent years and their impact on price developments on international markets, changing agricultural policy and social conditions (e.g. animal welfare) and the spread of animal diseases (e.g. African swine fever) are just some of the challenges that Austrian pig farming has to face. In this respect, specialist advice tailored to the respective husbandry methods and operational conditions is becoming increasingly important. In this respect, the working group advisory service has been an important educational and advisory focus for Austrian pig farmers for many years, with a focus on the higher qualification of the participants. The technical production and economic data recorded by the member farms is an essential basis for economic farm analyses. Their analyses provide important information on the operational situation and measures that can lead to an improvement in operational success.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>The aim of the project is to support the working groups in the further development of the indicator scheme and the evaluation of farm data. The Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics and Mining (BAB) is responsible for offsetting the data presented in the Federal Report. In this respect, the focus is on collecting, checking and evaluating the working group data. The BAB also writes individual chapters of the Federal Report, for example on developments in the global pig market. The results of the Federal Report and the analyses and data comparisons it contains are an important tool for identifying operational strengths and weaknesses and for tapping into untapped potential. The data is also an important basis for scientific projects such as sector analyses or contribution margin calculations.</p>
<h3>Status of the project</h3>
<p>Five years ago, the federal reports of all working groups were restructured and streamlined to focus on essential content, graphics were modernized and a chapter introducing a member company was added. An employee was hired at the LFI to coordinate and finalize all federal reports. In 2019, the entire editing process (collection of content, layout, proofreading) for the Federal Report was transferred to the LFI staff. The work packages for the BAB in 2023 also included sending out the data sheets, data collection, data evaluation, organizing and chairing the editorial meeting, preparing the associated agenda and writing selected content for the federal report, including a short report.</p>
<h3>Work 2024</h3>
<p>The central work of the project in 2024 will again involve collecting, checking and evaluating the production-related and economic data submitted by the individual working groups. On the other hand, certain chapters for the Federal Report are to be written, a summary of the most important results is to be produced and a collection of the most important tables and graphs is to be compiled. The annual editorial meeting to be organized in spring serves to discuss and debrief the evaluation results between the federal states. At this meeting, the chapter responsibilities of the working group leaders for writing the current federal report are also determined. The meeting has been held as a video conference for some time. It is also planned to take part in various information events (Pig Expert Day, Winter Conference, Pig Expert Conference). The focus here is on technical in-depth knowledge and the exchange and contact with experts in the industry.</p>
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<h3>Initial situation</h3>
<p>The crises of recent years and their impact on price developments on international markets, changing agricultural policy and social conditions (e.g. animal welfare) and the spread of animal diseases (e.g. African swine fever) are just some of the challenges that Austrian pig farming has to face. In this respect, specialist advice tailored to the respective husbandry methods and operational conditions is becoming increasingly important. In this respect, the working group advisory service has been an important educational and advisory focus for Austrian pig farmers for many years, with a focus on the higher qualification of the participants. The technical production and economic data recorded by the member farms is an essential basis for economic farm analyses. Their analyses provide important information on the operational situation and measures that can lead to an improvement in operational success.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>The aim of the project is to support the working groups in the further development of the indicator scheme and the evaluation of farm data. The Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics and Mining (BAB) is responsible for offsetting the data presented in the Federal Report. In this respect, the focus is on collecting, checking and evaluating the working group data. The BAB also writes individual chapters of the Federal Report, for example on developments in the global pig market. The results of the Federal Report and the analyses and data comparisons it contains are an important tool for identifying operational strengths and weaknesses and for tapping into untapped potential. The data is also an important basis for scientific projects such as sector analyses or contribution margin calculations.</p>
<h3>Status of the project</h3>
<p>Five years ago, the federal reports of all working groups were restructured and streamlined to focus on essential content, graphics were modernized and a chapter introducing a member company was added. An employee was hired at the LFI to coordinate and finalize all federal reports. In 2019, the entire editing process (collection of content, layout, proofreading) for the Federal Report was transferred to the LFI staff. The work packages for the BAB in 2023 also included sending out the data sheets, data collection, data evaluation, organizing and chairing the editorial meeting, preparing the associated agenda and writing selected content for the federal report, including a short report.</p>
<h3>Work 2024</h3>
<p>The central work of the project in 2024 will again involve collecting, checking and evaluating the production-related and economic data submitted by the individual working groups. On the other hand, certain chapters for the Federal Report are to be written, a summary of the most important results is to be produced and a collection of the most important tables and graphs is to be compiled. The annual editorial meeting to be organized in spring serves to discuss and debrief the evaluation results between the federal states. At this meeting, the chapter responsibilities of the working group leaders for writing the current federal report are also determined. The meeting has been held as a video conference for some time. It is also planned to take part in various information events (Pig Expert Day, Winter Conference, Pig Expert Conference). The focus here is on technical in-depth knowledge and the exchange and contact with experts in the industry.</p>
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BAB 006/98: International Farm Comparison: IFCN, agri-benchmark1998-01-02T15:33:10+01:001998-01-02T15:33:10+01:00https://bab.gv.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=210:bab-006-98-international-farm-comparison-ifcn-agri-benchmark&catid=112&lang=en&Itemid=413Michaela Hager<h3>Initial situation</h3>
<p>The increasing networking of markets requires more information, for example when assessing the competitiveness of farms and locations in different regions or with regard to the effects of changing economic, technological and political conditions on farms, farm structures and agricultural production. However, due to the different definitions of key figures and the methods used, international calculations are often difficult or impossible to compare. For this purpose, international networks have been established in which experts from the fields of science, consulting and practice work together on the basis of standardized methods, thus enabling international comparisons of profitability.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>The aim of this project is to collect and prepare data for international farm comparisons (concept of typical farms), to discuss the results in an international context and to contribute to the methodological and organizational development of the concepts of the two international networks IFCN (International Farm Comparison Network) and agri-benchmark (for cash crops). This means, among other things, to collect, plausibilize and provide Austria-specific data according to the specifications of the project management. Subsequently, the existing data sources are to be used for own scientific work, for example in the context of production cost comparisons. In addition, the networks offer a platform for professional exchange and points of contact for further research work and research cooperation.</p>
<h3>Status of the project</h3>
<p>The Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics and Mountain Farming has been part of the IFCN network for milk production for several years and was thus one of more than 40 scientific partner institutes in 2023. In 2023, data was also collected on selected dairy farms using a standardized questionnaire and the data collected was checked for plausibility and discussed with experts. The evaluation of the transmitted data was carried out uniformly by the IFCN central office using the TIPI-CAL farm model. In addition, the IFCN network submits a questionnaire every year regarding the development of important sector-specific data, which must be completed. The evaluation results were also discussed at the IFCN annual conference in Berlin and form the basis of the annual IFCN Dairy Report. In 2023, the annual conference took place from June 10 to 13 in Riga/Latvia on the topic of "Energy Crisis in Dairy: Challange or Opportunity?". Online webinars on specific topics or countries are held at regular intervals. On March 29, 2023, the BAB hosted a webinar; the presentation "Dairy farming in Austria - Insights from an economic perspective" focused on the presentation of Austrian milk production from an economic perspective.</p>
<p>As part of the agri-benchmark network led by the Thünen Institute, data was once again collected for a typical farm in Austria's drylands in 2023. The aim was to comply with the network's specifications both in terms of the selection process for typical farms and the key figures to be collected. The Thünen Institute provides a program based on MS Access for uniform data collection. Based on various data sources (e.g. working groups, expert surveys), the typical farm of the previous year was used as a basis and the data was updated or compared with official statistics. Following a plausibility check of the results, the data will be transferred and entered into the network's database in spring 2023. The annual conference took place between June 18 and 24 in Naivasha, Kenya. In addition to the network's evaluation results, the discussion focused on current developments and strategic challenges in global cash crop production.</p>
<h3>Work 2024</h3>
<p>For 2024, the IFCN network is again planning to collect farm data on selected farms. This data will be collected in the first quarter, coordinated with consultants, checked for plausibility and entered into the network's data pool. Participation in the annual IFCN conference is also planned for 2024. The 2024 conference is expected to take place in Japan. The offer to participate in workshops and webinars will also be used again. <br />With regard to the agri-benchmark network, it is planned to define a wetland farm in addition to the dryland farm, collect data and enter it into the joint database. This project was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim is also to use the network data for various analyses and to publish specialist articles. Once again, participation in the annual conference and specialist workshops is planned.</p>
<h3>Initial situation</h3>
<p>The increasing networking of markets requires more information, for example when assessing the competitiveness of farms and locations in different regions or with regard to the effects of changing economic, technological and political conditions on farms, farm structures and agricultural production. However, due to the different definitions of key figures and the methods used, international calculations are often difficult or impossible to compare. For this purpose, international networks have been established in which experts from the fields of science, consulting and practice work together on the basis of standardized methods, thus enabling international comparisons of profitability.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>The aim of this project is to collect and prepare data for international farm comparisons (concept of typical farms), to discuss the results in an international context and to contribute to the methodological and organizational development of the concepts of the two international networks IFCN (International Farm Comparison Network) and agri-benchmark (for cash crops). This means, among other things, to collect, plausibilize and provide Austria-specific data according to the specifications of the project management. Subsequently, the existing data sources are to be used for own scientific work, for example in the context of production cost comparisons. In addition, the networks offer a platform for professional exchange and points of contact for further research work and research cooperation.</p>
<h3>Status of the project</h3>
<p>The Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics and Mountain Farming has been part of the IFCN network for milk production for several years and was thus one of more than 40 scientific partner institutes in 2023. In 2023, data was also collected on selected dairy farms using a standardized questionnaire and the data collected was checked for plausibility and discussed with experts. The evaluation of the transmitted data was carried out uniformly by the IFCN central office using the TIPI-CAL farm model. In addition, the IFCN network submits a questionnaire every year regarding the development of important sector-specific data, which must be completed. The evaluation results were also discussed at the IFCN annual conference in Berlin and form the basis of the annual IFCN Dairy Report. In 2023, the annual conference took place from June 10 to 13 in Riga/Latvia on the topic of "Energy Crisis in Dairy: Challange or Opportunity?". Online webinars on specific topics or countries are held at regular intervals. On March 29, 2023, the BAB hosted a webinar; the presentation "Dairy farming in Austria - Insights from an economic perspective" focused on the presentation of Austrian milk production from an economic perspective.</p>
<p>As part of the agri-benchmark network led by the Thünen Institute, data was once again collected for a typical farm in Austria's drylands in 2023. The aim was to comply with the network's specifications both in terms of the selection process for typical farms and the key figures to be collected. The Thünen Institute provides a program based on MS Access for uniform data collection. Based on various data sources (e.g. working groups, expert surveys), the typical farm of the previous year was used as a basis and the data was updated or compared with official statistics. Following a plausibility check of the results, the data will be transferred and entered into the network's database in spring 2023. The annual conference took place between June 18 and 24 in Naivasha, Kenya. In addition to the network's evaluation results, the discussion focused on current developments and strategic challenges in global cash crop production.</p>
<h3>Work 2024</h3>
<p>For 2024, the IFCN network is again planning to collect farm data on selected farms. This data will be collected in the first quarter, coordinated with consultants, checked for plausibility and entered into the network's data pool. Participation in the annual IFCN conference is also planned for 2024. The 2024 conference is expected to take place in Japan. The offer to participate in workshops and webinars will also be used again. <br />With regard to the agri-benchmark network, it is planned to define a wetland farm in addition to the dryland farm, collect data and enter it into the joint database. This project was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim is also to use the network data for various analyses and to publish specialist articles. Once again, participation in the annual conference and specialist workshops is planned.</p>