Modelling the effects of low-input dairy farming using bookkeeping data from Austria

Stefan Kirchweger, Michael Eder and Jochen Kantelhardt

No 212005, 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy from International Association of Agricultural Economists

Abstract: Despite the ongoing trend of higher intensities in dairy farming, some farmers select rather low-input systems. We identify such system in an agricultural bookkeeping dataset and assess economic effects of this system selection under volatile prices situations using cluster analysis and direct covariates matching. We find one lowinput cluster with low levels of input use and three clusters with rather higher input levels. Those clusters differ in site conditions, farm size and milk production. After applying the matching methodology, the results indicate that choosing a low-input system does not affect farm income but reduces the work load and borrowed capital even under volatile markets.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 9
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.212005

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