Guido Recke

Prof. Guido Recke is a Professor of Agricultural Business Administration at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Landscape Architecture, Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences. He leads the Department of Agricultural Business Administration and focuses on research areas such as sustainable farming practices, digitalization in agriculture, and economic analysis of agricultural technologies. His recent projects include the DigAForst initiative exploring agroforestry systems and the OMELLETE project promoting sustainable egg production. He is a member of the Albrecht Thaer Society, recognizing his contributions to agrarian science.

Education and Career: Prof. Recke has held academic roles since 1995, including professorships at the University of Göttingen and positions at the NRW State Office for Data Processing and Statistics. His expertise spans risk analysis, precision agriculture, and farm management.

Research Interests: His work addresses economic and ecological challenges in agriculture, including cost-benefit analyses of robotic farming, AI in livestock management, and sustainable practices like agroforestry. He collaborates on projects such as NitrKlim, evaluating climate-friendly nitrogen inhibitors, and Future Proof Grasslands, which examines climate-resilient grassland management.

Publications: Over 50 peer-reviewed articles and books, focusing on topics like precision farming economics, animal welfare economics, and agricultural policy analysis. Recent works include studies on AI camera systems in pig farming and the economic viability of agroforestry.

Awards: Inducted into the Albrecht Thaer Society (2025) for contributions to agrarian science and sustainable practices.

Advising and Grants: Supervised numerous student theses on topics like farm diversification, biogas economics, and robotic weed control. Engaged in EU-funded initiatives and collaborative research projects.

Labs/Teams: Active in the DigAForst project and interdisciplinary teams exploring digital agriculture and sustainable land use.