Almost 20% of Belgian dairy farmers willing to invest

18.8% of Belgian farmers (with a minimum of 50 cows) are willing to invest in construction or renovation of the cow stables. In addition, 10.2% plan to buy a tractor or telehandler and 5.3% want to invest in alternative energy. These are the conclusions from the Cattle Scanner Belgium 2014 from the company AgriDirect. Around 1700 farmers (with more than 50 cows) in Flanders and Wallonia in the period September 2014 till January 2015 were asked about the business plans and future investment inte