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‘Land of the fulfilled farmers’: Why the grass seems to grow greener in Austria

At 46, Josef Quehenberger describes himself as a proud farmer. A former sales representative, fifteen years ago he decided to take over his family farm in Abtenau, a market town near Salzburg. He breeds sheep, cows and turkey. He produces pellets for gardening from sheep wool. He even directly delivers organic turkey meat to his clients. Work is hard but rewarding, he says.“I’m the tenth generation on my farm, and the farm has run through epidemics, two world wars, coronavirus and the Nazis. So it has survived a lot,” he says. “I am happy and proud to be bringing it into the future.”

Farmer Josef Quehenberger breeds sheep, turkeys and cows. He also produces pellets for gardening from sheep wool (Farmer Josef Quehenberger breeds sheep, turkeys and cows. He also produces pellets for gardening from sheep wool)
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