Heat affects dairy farms in Belgium economically, but less than previously thought

17 August 2023 | Category: Agriculture, Environmental economics

This blog was written by Willemijn Vroege, (former PhD student at ETH Zürich), Robert Finger (professor at ETH Zürich), Erwin Wauters (Senior Researcher at the Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) and Tobias Dalhaus (assistant professor at Wageningen University & Research). Heat can affect the economic performance of…

Don’t feel the heat – designing heat insurance for farmers

13 May 2022 | Category: Agriculture, Food

This blog was written by Janic Bucheli, PhD student at ETH Zürich, Robert Finger, professor at ETH Zürich and Tobias Dalhaus, assistant professor at Wageningen University & Research. Heat stress is an increasing production risk for crop farmers in Europe, which can lead to substantial financial losses. The relevance of…