The nutrient balance, also called field-stable balance or nutrient comparison, is the comparison of nutrient supply and nutrient removal on the agricultural land of a farm.
Surveys are conducted to determine the need for full inpatient, day-care and outpatient care facilities. This involves establishing the stock of care facilities and determining the need for the future.
The Bavarian State Institute for Agriculture compiles and publishes an official price quotation for producer prices of slaughter cattle on a weekly basis. At the moment there are not enough reporting companies for a publication of the Schaff meat quotation.
Quantitative compensation may be requested for vineyards belonging to winegrowers' cooperatives and producer associations of other legal forms within an area.