Swiss Agricultural Research – Archive of the Online Journal

Other 1999

Gysi M., Grunder F.

The contact area of six different tyres was measured as a function of the tyre inflation pressure. In all tyres, a decrease of the tyre inflation pressure led to an increase in contact area. The tyre inflation pressure at which the contact area increases the most depends on the type of tyre used. A new…

Agricultural economics 1999

Hess B., Schmid H., Lehmann B.

Experts carried out a survey using the Delphi method in order to obtain reliable instruments for monitoring the environmental consequences of national legislation and, at the same time, to determine the impact and effectiveness of the applicable regulations. The survey included both the active and inanimate environment (soil, water, air, bio-diversity and landscape). The first…

Agricultural economics 1999

Gaillard G., Hausheer J.

An environmental life cycle assessment of different wheat cropping systems (intensive United Kingdom, intensive, integrated and organic Switzerland) was established. The results reveal that wheat cropping systems with a reduced input use proved to be most favourable from an ecological point of view, provided that the yield reaches a certain level. the sensitivity of the…

Agricultural economics 1999

Baur P.

Since 1993 nature conservation is promoted within the Swiss agricultural policy. In 1997 4,2 % of the direct governmental subsidies to farmers were allocated to ecological compensation measures. Approximately 9 % of the national agricultural surface was managed on a contractual basis. The empirical analysis in the canton Zurich (1996) confirms that the participation of…

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Contact area as a function of tyre inflation pressure

Environmental indicators – Interface between economy and ecology

Life cycle assessment of wheat cropping

Nature conservation – from a casual agricultural by-product to an intended service Yields and economic results of three farming systems at Burgrain