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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 1d

Nachhaltiger Pflanzenschutz und die Rolle der digitalen Landwirtschaft

Neuer Agrarpolitik Blog
agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/10/07/n...

Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...

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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 2d

Sustainable crop protection and the role of digital agriculture

New paper in Agricultural Systems

Open Access www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 2d

The paper is a summary of my invited keynote at the Landscape 2024 Conference at @zalf.bsky.social. Please find the recording of the keynote here (starting at minute 60) www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMiW...

LANDSCAPE 2024 Conference – Day 2 – Keynotes

YouTube video by Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung (ZALF) e.V.

www.youtube.com

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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 2d

Sustainable crop protection and the role of digital agriculture

New paper in Agricultural Systems

Open Access www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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World Food System Center, ETH Zurich @ethzwfsc.bsky.social · 6d

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗼-𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆? 🚀

Don't miss the Agro-Food Job Dating 2025 event on October 16th at Technopark Zurich, organized by SVIAL ASIAT!

Register here: eventfrog.ch/en/p/fairs/f...

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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 4d

Alpabzug: Swiss cattle returning from their summer pastures in the mountains.

Around 280,000 Swiss cattle spend summers on high-altitude grazing sites, and their return in fall is celebrated.

Pictured: this weekend's Alpabzug/scarico alpeggi in the Valle Verzasca in Ticino.

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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 3d

This is one part of the program. Full picture, for example here www.afapi-fipo.ch/de/tierhaltu...

RAUS

Association Fribourgeoise des Agriculteurs pratiquant une agriculture respectueuse de l’environnement et des animaux.

www.afapi-fipo.ch

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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 3d

? Totally wrong path… www.kontrolldienstkut.ch/de/Bundespro...

Kontrolldienst KUT

https://www.kontrolldienstkut.ch/de/Bundesprogramme/RAUS-–-regelmässiger-Auslauf

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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 3d

Animal production is not free of downsides anywhere. Note: In Switzerland, animal welfare programs are widely used. For example, more than 30,000 farms (i.e., covering vast majority of cattle) comply with the RAUS program, requires frequent outdoor exercise.
www.agrarbericht.ch/de/politik/d...

Agrarbericht 2024 – Produktionssystembeiträge

Produktionssystembeiträge.

www.agrarbericht.ch

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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 4d

Alpabzug: Swiss cattle returning from their summer pastures in the mountains.

Around 280,000 Swiss cattle spend summers on high-altitude grazing sites, and their return in fall is celebrated.

Pictured: this weekend's Alpabzug/scarico alpeggi in the Valle Verzasca in Ticino.

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 4d

Food must be taken seriously as an environmental problem.

It uses ~38% of Earth’s land, drives ~70% of water use, and emits ~22-34% of greenhouse gas pollution globally.

And beef and dairy alone drive a huge proportion of this.

But there are solutions. Lots of them.

go.ted.com/jonathanfoley24

The problem with food and climate — and how to fix it

Global food production — from meat to grains — accounts for a third of all greenhouse gas emissions, says sustainability scientist Jonathan Foley. He presents a portfolio of data-backed solutions to b...

go.ted.com

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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 4d

Join us on 20 October in Zurich for a panel discussion entitled 'Who Gets to Eat? Navigating Trade-offs in Sustainable Food Systems', co-organised by the World Food System Centre

Part of UN-ETH Forum "Science and Policy in Turbulent Times"

Details & registration un-eth.ethz.ch/un-eth-forum...

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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 5d

Deadline for Abstracts 15.10.2025.

54th Annual conference Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Sociology (SGA) May 07-08, 2026 at BFH in Zollikofen on “Economic and social resilience in the agricultural and food sector”

Further details www.sse-sga.ch/en/sse-sga/m...

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ETH Zurich @ethz.ch · 4d

20-21 October, ETH scientists, policymakers & practitioners from diverse United Nations and other governmental but also non-governmental organizations will discuss about "Science and Policy in Turbulent Times".

Find more info here:
un-eth.ethz.ch/un-eth-forum...

❗Registration until 8 October

UN-ETH Forum

ETH Zurich is organising the UN-ETH Forum

un-eth.ethz.ch

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Martin Schönhart @mschoenhart.bsky.social · 5d

...your opportunity to get in touch with the excellent 🇨🇭 ag econ community and discuss aspects of resilience related to agri-food systems...

submissions of papers and organized sessions until 15.10.2025

Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 5d

Deadline for Abstracts 15.10.2025.

54th Annual conference Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Sociology (SGA) May 07-08, 2026 at BFH in Zollikofen on “Economic and social resilience in the agricultural and food sector”

Further details www.sse-sga.ch/en/sse-sga/m...

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 5d

EAT-Lancet 2.0 report is out today, updating the influential 2019 report.

On my first read it seems to bring further data/evidence to support the big solutions for food/climate/nature: 1) improve productivity & env performance of agriculture, 2) reduce food loss/waste, 3) healthy/sustainable diets.

The EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems

The global context has shifted dramatically since publication of the first EAT–Lancet Commission in 2019, with increased geopolitical instability, soaring food prices, and the COVID-19 pandemic exacer...

www.thelancet.com

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 5d

Area Under Vines in the European Union in 2020;
as % of total utilized agricultural area.

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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 5d

Deadline for Abstracts 15.10.2025.

54th Annual conference Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Sociology (SGA) May 07-08, 2026 at BFH in Zollikofen on “Economic and social resilience in the agricultural and food sector”

Further details www.sse-sga.ch/en/sse-sga/m...

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Robert Huber @robehube.bsky.social · 6d

Last week, we welcomed Pablo Ratti (Aarhus University @au.dk) to our Agricultural Economics and Policy group at ETH Zurich as a visiting scientist! 🎉 He’ll be collaborating with us on agent-based modeling for assessing agri-environmental policy. Excited to have you on board, Pablo! 🥳

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ETH Zurich @ethz.ch · 6d

Under climate change, back-to-back heat extremes threaten food production in Europe and the US, but most losses can be avoided by limiting global warming to 1.5 °C, according to a new study).

usys.ethz.ch/en/news-even...

Sequential heat amplifies food production losses

Under climate change, back-to-back heat extremes threaten food production in Europe and the US, but most losses can be avoided by limiting global warming to 1.5 °C, according to a study led by ETH Zur...

usys.ethz.ch

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ETH Zurich @ethz.ch · 6d

Aufeinanderfolgende Hitzeextreme gefährden die Nahrungsmittelproduktion in Europa und den USA. Die meisten Verluste lassen sich durch eine Begrenzung der Erderwärmung auf 1,5 °C verhindern, wie eine Studie zeigt:
usys.ethz.ch/news-veranst...

Aufeinanderfolgende Hitzewellen bedrohen Ernten

Aufeinanderfolgende Hitzeextreme gefährden die Nahrungsmittel-produktion in Europa und den USA. Die meisten Verluste lassen sich durch eine Begrenzung der Erderwärmung auf 1,5 °C verhindern, zeigt ein...

usys.ethz.ch

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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations🥳! Our colleague Jonas Schmitt has received the GEWISOLA Prize from the German Society for Economic and Social Sciences in Agriculture for his outstanding PhD thesis 👏

Details on the award www.gewisola.de/en/awards

More information in LinkedIn post www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 6d

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 7d

Main Grape Varieties in Alsace, 1968-2022. Riesling's amazing surge from #3 to the undisputed #1. And Sylvaner's abysmal decline from #1 to #7.

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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 9d

Join us! The next FRIES seminar will be October 1 and will focus on “Agri-Environmental Impacts of EU10 Accession” by Zahra Didarali.

The seminar will take place from 16:00 – 17:00 CET. You can join at ETH or via Zoom: ethz.zoom.us/j/66400345147

More on FRIES: frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz

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