Tag: agriculture in Bavaria
Bavaria: Organic is on the rise again – Bavaria
The last few years have been a rollercoaster of emotions for organic farmers and the organic industry: first the Corona pandemic with the unprecedented boom in demand for organic food,…
Bavaria: Fishermen struggle with the otter – Bavaria
The fishermen and pond owners in Bavaria continue to push for otters to be allowed to be shot more easily. To this end, the EU Commission should lower the strict…
Bavaria: The new dispute over genetic engineering – Bavaria
The cultivation of genetically modified plants is prohibited in Bavaria. Now the EU wants to significantly relax the requirements for crops that are produced using so-called new genetic techniques. Conservationists,…
Agriculture in Bavaria: Ex-Minister Marcel Huber should fix it – Bavaria
The former head of the State Chancellery and Environment Minister Marcel Huber is valued across all parties for his down-to-earth attitude, his modest demeanor and his great hard work. The…
There are fewer and fewer cattle in Bavaria, most cows live in the south – Bavaria
The number of dairy cows and other cattle continues to decline in Bavaria – there are still particularly many animals in the south of Bavaria: These are the results of…
History of Bavaria: Two farmers as left-wing revolutionaries – Munich
Farmers are usually considered conservative, and that was the case in the past. And yet two of them helped to overthrow the monarchy in Bavaria. It can’t be – or…
Fertilizer lawsuit: “When we read that, we also thought it wouldn’t work” – Bavaria
At the beginning of the marathon of proceedings over the protection of groundwater in Bavaria from too much manure and artificial fertilizer from agriculture, the presiding judge at the Bavarian…
Agricultural Ball Ingolstadt: Boots on the floor – Bavaria
In its last newsletter for 2023, the Ingolstadt-Eichstätt Association for Agricultural Education published an “idea”: “Give your young family members and/or farm successors a visit to the ball!”, it said…
Groundwater protection: Bavaria’s farmers want to overturn strict fertilizer requirements in protected areas
Deputy Prime Minister Aiwanger speculates that “a few bad rats” could be the reason for high nitrate levels in the soil. The Bavarian Administrative Court is now hearing the lawsuits…
Agriculture in Bavaria: Since 2013, around 12,000 farmers have given up farming. – Bavaria
The Bavarian Agriculture Minister Michaela Kaniber (CSU) continually accuses the Berlin traffic light of using its agricultural policy to force farmers in Bavaria and Germany to give up, thereby causing…