'Unlocking Agricultural Policy Potential through Digitalization and New Instruments' It is a great honour to be keynote speaker at the conference 'Mission Impossible? Assessing Agricultural Policy Success', organised by DEFRA and AES, in London, on 5 December 2025 aes.ac.uk/events_more....

Call for Papers The Call for Papers for our Special Issue in Agricultural Systems on 'Wise agricultural systems: A systems approach to digital transformation' led by Carlos Parra López is now online www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

New in @thelancetplanet.bsky.social: "Compared with estimates of food demand in 2030 under a business-as-usual scenario, adopting more #plantbased dietary patterns was associated with global reductions in labour requirements." #vegan #climate #sustainability www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Cool piece by my colleague Lindsey Sloat about how @worldresources.bsky.social Land & Carbon Lab’s Global Pasture Watch research consortium is working with the Global Methane Hub to use satellite data to track pasture biomass and inform grazing management to boost productivity and reduce methane.

Call for Papers The Call for Papers for our Special Issue in Agricultural Systems on 'Wise agricultural systems: A systems approach to digital transformation' led by Carlos Parra López is now online www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

🥳 Celebrating 10 years of Food Day at @ethz.ch! The 2025 edition was incredible: Over 400 attendees! Sold-out workshops & Cook the Science event. Pioneering research on #SmartFarming & #Proteins. Thanks to all partners & attendees! 🙏 🔗 worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and...

'Aligning agricultural policy: discrepancies between public and farmer priorities' New paper led by Nadja El Benni and with Jeanine Ammann, Judith Irek, Antonia Kaiser, Christian Ritzel, Yanbing Wang and Gabi Mack in Agricultural and Food Economics. Open Access: doi.org/10.1186/s401...

'Aligning agricultural policy: discrepancies between public and farmer priorities' New paper led by Nadja El Benni and with Jeanine Ammann, Judith Irek, Antonia Kaiser, Christian Ritzel, Yanbing Wang and Gabi Mack in Agricultural and Food Economics. Open Access: doi.org/10.1186/s401...

MeteoSwiss, ETH Zurich, and C2SM present the new Swiss climate scenarios. These show how the Swiss climate will change if the global average temperature rises by 3 degrees. ethz.ch/en/news-and-... @meteoschweiz.ch, @usyseth.bsky.social #klimaszenarien #meteoschweiz #ETH #C2SM #NCCS

„Nachhaltiger Pflanzenschutz als Schlüssel zu einer zukunftsfähigen Nahrungsmittelproduktion“ Ich freue mich sehr über die Einladung des Bundesamts für Lebensmittelsicherheit und Veterinärwesen, unsere Arbeiten vorzustellen und mit Vertretern des BLV zu diskutieren. agrarpolitik-blog.com

France removes 20 copper preparations for organic viticulture. The ban affects all powder preparations as well as products like Kocide 2000 or Kocide Flow. Only two products – Champ Flo Ampli and Héliocuivre – remain permitted - under much stricter conditions magazine.wein.plus/news/france-...

'Identifying the safe operating space for food systems' Highly relevant new paper by Sofie te Wierik et al. in Nature Food www.nature.com/articles/s43... The paper shows: i) food systems are the single-largest pressure across Earth system processes, ii) all food system boundaries are transgressed

'Pesticide-free production systems: opportunities, hurdles and policy options' Join us 27 November, 17:15–18:45. ETH Zurich, CHN F46 The event will feature presentations by Per Kudsk, Niklas Möhring, Ilaria Pertot and Eileen Ziehmann, followed by a panel discussion @ethzwfsc.bsky.social

‚Shared responsibility: understanding the role of governments, farmers, retailers, and consumers in food system policies’ New paper in Q Open led by Judith Irek and with Jeanine Ammann, Andreia Arbenz, Gabi Mack & Nadja El Benni @agroscope.bsky.social Open Access academic.oup.com/qopen/articl...

‚Shared responsibility: understanding the role of governments, farmers, retailers, and consumers in food system policies’ New paper in Q Open led by Judith Irek and with Jeanine Ammann, Andreia Arbenz, Gabi Mack & Nadja El Benni @agroscope.bsky.social Open Access academic.oup.com/qopen/articl...

I concur that it is super insightful! I expect much more work leveraging these kinds of approaches in the future, there is a lot of untapped potential by exploring text data (which was tedious in the past)

Outstanding EAAE (European Association of Agricultural Economists) Masterclass by Christian Stetter on 'AI for Text Analysis in Agricultural Economics' 👏 Details on Christian's research scholar.google.com/citations?us..., and on the EAAE: eaae.org

„Spannungsfeld nachhaltiger Pflanzenschutz” Gestern hat die Gruppe für Agrarökonomie und Agrarpolitik der ETH Zürich einen spannenden Workshop zum Thema ausgerichtet. Es nahmen 40 Personen aus sehr verschiedenen Bereichen teil. Details siehe LinkedIn post www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...

What a great event! The Food Day 2025, organised by the World Food System Center, ETH Zurich, took place today. There were inspiring workshops, poster sessions, research presentations, and a great keynote by Frank Ewert. Thanks to everyone who contributed! 👏 worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and...

‘Cook the Science’ What an amazing event at ETH Zurich on ‘The Right Bite: Transforming Plant-Based Proteins’ (or: the science behind tofu) with Chef Michaela Frank and ETH Professors Patrick Rühs and Thomas Michaels 👏 A contribution to the ETH Food Day 2025 ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

Die @ethz.ch -Professorin @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social hat als erste Schweizerin den renommierten Deutschen #Umweltpreis der Deutschen Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) erhalten. Ein Porträt von SRF nano (ab ca. Minute 16.40): www.srf.ch/play/tv/nano...

La population suisse estime que l’État, l’agriculture, le commerce de détail et les consommateurs sont responsables conjointement de la transition vers des systèmes alimentaires plus durables. C’est ce que révèlent deux enquêtes menées par Agroscope et l’EPF de Zurich. 👇

Die Schweizer Bevölkerung sieht Staat, Landwirtschaft, Detailhandel und Konsum gemeinsam verantwortlich für die Umstellung auf nachhaltigere Ernährungssysteme. Dies zeigen zwei Umfragen von Agroscope und ETH Zürich. 👇

Swiss citizens think that government, farmers, retailers and consumers are jointly responsible for transitioning towards more sustainable food systems. These are the findings of two surveys conducted by Agroscope and @ethz.ch. 👇

Super-cool new paper, using an RCT to estimate the impact of information framing on eco scheme uptake: doi.org/10.1186/s401...

Upcoming Event "What’s on your Plate?”: Planetary Health and Healthy Diets at Istituto Svizzero in Rome 🟣 on 6 November 2025 (11:00-19:00 CET). More info & registration: bit.ly/3JnwtA6

In a new article, we study acceptance of methane-reducing feed additives among Swedish dairy farmers; acceptance is high overall (low willingness-to-accept), i.e., feed additives are a cost-effective GHG mitigation measure in Sweden doi.org/10.1093/erae...

The paper “Drought risk management in agriculture: A copula perspective on crop diversification” led by Jonas Schmitt et al. has won the "Best Article in Agricultural Economics 2024" Award!🏆 🔗 Read the paper: doi.org/10.1111/agec... 🔗 agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/10/27/b...

🥦 🍎 🥔 Im Projekt «Gerettet statt weggeworfen» testeten 47 Haushalte, wie man #FoodWaste einfach reduzieren kann. Das Ergebnis: Schon das Einschätzen vom eigenen #Lebensmittelabfall verändert das Verhalten. 1/3 @agroscope.bsky.social #Nachhaltigkeit #Schweiz www.food-revolution.info/p/food-waste...

In a new article, we test different behavioral interventions (and combinations) in four EU countries. Null results on "light green" eco-schemes. doi.org/10.1093/erae...

Extreme heat in Burgundy since record-keeping began in 1921: The number of days with maximum temperatures above 35 °C has surged. The top five extreme-heat years have all occurred since 2002 — 2003 (14 days), 2015 (10), 2020 (9), 2022 (9), and 2025 (8). #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming

Annual #Agroecology Public Lecture Series is back! 🌾 Join experts in science, policy & food system transformation. 📅 Tuesdays, 16:15 CET 🗓️ Nov 4, 11, 18 💻 Zoom Learn how #Agroecology is key to a resilient future. 🔗 bit.ly/4hqQH8J #FoodSystems #Sustainability

Melissa Chapman is new Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy at @ethz.ch. 🌿 Her research focuses on global #biodiversity policies, using computational, ecological, and political approaches for effective and equitable implementation. Welcome to ETH Zürich, Melissa! ✨ Read more: go.ethz.ch/36

Professorship for Co-development of livestock-based mixed cropping systems 🐄🌾 ZALF + Universität Kassel Lead a research group at ZALF 🌍 | Teach in Witzenhausen 🎓 🌱 Want to co-design circular #organic #farming systems? #Agroecology #Sustainability #JobAlert #Agriculture stellen.uni-kassel.d...

Professur für Co-Entwicklung Tiergebundener Mischkultursysteme 🐄🌿ZALF + Uni Kassel Leitung einer Arbeitsgruppe im IAT 🧪 | Lehre in Witzenhausen 🎓 #Reallaborforschung 🌾 Du willst Landwirtschaft neu denken? Jetzt bewerben! #Nachhaltigkeit #Stellenangebot #Agrar #Livinglabs stellen.uni-kassel.d...

For nine years, Food Day at @ethz.ch has brought together researchers, innovators, and changemakers to explore how we can grow a more sustainable future. Join organizers Billie and Olivia on their journey to cultivate dialogue & plant the seeds of healthier #nutrition. @ethzwfsc.bsky.social #foodday

Nina Buchmann, Professor of Grassland Sciences at ETH Zurich, has been awarded the Honorary Membership by the British Ecological Society (BES). Honorary membership is the highest honour given by the Society. ethz.ch/staffnet/en/...

ETH Zürich launched the Albert Einstein School of Public Policy aiming to advance education and research, and particularly the dialogue between science, public policy and society. I am honored and thrilled to serve as head of research (policy) on the board Details einstein-school.ethz.ch/en/

Thrilled to share a new paper in the Journal of Agricultural Economics! With SRUC & iDiv, we use a labelled DCE to assess how farmer identities shape institutional preferences for privately financed grassland AECM. doi.org/10.1111/1477...

On 21 October, the University opened a new interdisciplinary centre to improve links between science, technology and policymaking. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

Am 21. Oktober hat die Hochschule ein neues interdisziplinäres Zentrum eröffnet, um Wissenschaft, Technologie und Politik besser miteinander zu verbinden. ethz.ch/de/news-und-...

ETH Zurich just turned 170 years! Have a look into our past here: www.instagram.com/p/DP6Jr-ACp0...

"Who Gets to Eat? Navigating Trade-offs in Sustainable Food Systems'. It was a great honour and pleasure to moderate a panel discussion on this topic as part of the UN-ETH Forum this morning. @ethzwfsc.bsky.social Details: un-eth.ethz.ch/un-eth-forum...

Kickoff of the UN-ETH Forum ‚Science and Policy in Turbulent Times’ at ETH Zurich un-eth.ethz.ch/un-eth-forum...

'Predicting replication outcomes and generalizability of results' Relevant new paper by Anna Dreber in the European Review of Agricultural Economics doi.org/10.1093/erae...

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...

‘How Voluntary Climate Protection Measures Can Be Successful’ New policy brief in the Agrarforschung Schweiz led by Marta Tarruella www.agrarforschungschweiz.ch/en/2025/10/f... Policy brief is also available in German and French Full Paper doi.org/10.1111/1467...

#MetaAnalysis: In the face of the #climate crisis, food production is a significant contributor to GHG #emissions. An analysis of 118 life-cycle assessments shows that red #meat is consistently the highest-impact food group, and fruits & #vegetables the lowest: doi.org/10.1038/s415... #LCA

‘How Voluntary Climate Protection Measures Can Be Successful’ New policy brief in the Agrarforschung Schweiz led by Marta Tarruella www.agrarforschungschweiz.ch/en/2025/10/f... Policy brief is also available in German and French Full Paper doi.org/10.1111/1467...

Happy to share that our opinion note on experimental platforms like #Agroflux and their potential for aiding sustainable agricultural transformation is now published in nature comms! Thanks to all co-authors and especially @monkshilllab.bsky.social and @chengchen! www.nature.com/articles/s41...