{"id":1300,"date":"2020-04-24T19:01:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T17:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.klosters-pur.ch\/agriculture\/"},"modified":"2020-04-24T19:08:37","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T17:08:37","slug":"agriculture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.klosters-pur.ch\/en\/agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The comprehensive regional development project (PRE) creates new and innovative links between agriculture, tourism, art culture and history. The task of mountain farming is not only to produce food, but also to cultivate the land and conserve the beautiful mountain landscape, thus protecting steep slopes from soil erosion and avalanches. In addition, the development of high-altitude territories as far as reaching the Alps provides an important basis for tourism. Agriculture in Klosters provides jobs, nature-based food and a diverse living and recreational environment.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Farms<\/h2>\n\t
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The municipality of Klosters Serneus comprises a diverse cultural landscape, from the municipal border in Saas (988 m. above sea level) to the Verstanclahorn (3298 m. above sea level), which is managed by around 96 farming enterprises. Slightly more than half of the farms are engaged in full-time farming. However, the majority of the farmers also pursue other occupations and duties.<\/p>\n

Half of the farms run their business as dairy farms and supply valuable cheese, whey cheese and butter. The other half keep suckler cows. In addition, horses, sheep, goats, lamas, woolly pigs and of course chickens and many other animals romp the Klosters grazing lands.<\/p>\n

The following cow breeds can be found grazing on the meadows and pastures:
\nBrown Suisse, Red Holstein, Swiss Holstein, Suisse Jersey and Original Braunvieh (dairy breeds)<\/p>\n

Rhaetian Grey Cattle, Brown Swiss, Piedmontese, Angus, Limousin, Herford, Highland Cattle, Chariolais and Simmental (suckler cow breeds)<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n