Datasheet Agriculture
Bregenz
Bodensee (Image: Roman Horner/Vorarlberg Tourismus)
Bregenz <> Bolzano/ Bozen
AGRICULTURE
Farms (2000)
Number of farms 2600 493
Holdings maintaining organic farming 119 5
Cattle farms 58.6% 3.4% 1524 17
Number of cattle per holder 21.9 9.3
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) 20.5 9.4
 
Socio-economic structure (2000) Chart
Full-time farms 36.2% 62.3% 941 307
Part-time farms 51.2% 34.7% 1330 171
Other farms 12.7% 3.0% 329 15
 
Labour force (2000) Chart
Total labour force 6110 2698
Family labour 88.1% 66.6% 5383 1798
Non-family labour 11.9% 33.4% 727 900
 
Use of farm land (2000) Chart
Utilised agricultural area (ha) 41570 3464
Vinyards (ha) 0.0% 14.5% 6 503
Orchards (ha) 0.1% 26.6% 53 923
Arable land (ha) 1.2% 1.3% 492 44
Meadows and pastures (ha) 98.6% 57.1% 40974 1979
 
Lifestock numbers (2000) Chart
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) 31266 152
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals
Cattle 85.9% 90.0% 33390 158
Horses 3.0% 1.3% 945 2
Pigs 8.5% 5.7% 8890 29
Sheep and goat 2.0% 1.7% 4244 17
Poultry 0.5% 1.3% 40790 503
 
Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place.