Laimburg Research Centre for Agricultural and Forestry regards itself as a leading research institution for South Tyrol’s broad spectrum of agricultural issues. The research emphasises practical application, striving to give South Tyrol’s agriculture a competitive advantage by providing a decisive head start in terms of knowledge. On the one hand, Laimburg works in its experimental fields and laboratories to find immediate solutions to practical agricultural problems; on the other hand, it performs basic research – including special areas of focus – in order to develop sustainable strategies for the future.