Tag: farms
Number of organic farms increased
As of: April 3, 2024 10:58 a.m The number of farms committed to organic farming has increased in the past year. More than one in ten companies now rely on…
Agriculture: Small farms, big visions
background As of: January 24, 2024 5:47 p.m Not all farmers are on the side of the German Farmers’ Association. There are smaller companies that advocate greater animal welfare and…
Number of farms has shrunk by 7,800 since 2020
As of: January 16, 2024 12:50 p.m Since 2020, there have been around 7,800 fewer farms in Germany – a decline of three percent. The number of employees also continued…
Situation of family farms: Why farmers are outraged
As of: January 11, 2024 4:59 p.m It’s the week of protests. Although the federal government has withdrawn parts of its austerity plans, farmers remain angry. What drives them onto…
On affected farms in the South-West, aid is dragging its feet
“We had never been overdrawn since we moved in 2016.” In the south of Haute-Garonne, in the small village of Cassagnabère-Tournas, Anaïs Loubet has always made it a point of…
Diseases: More bird flu outbreaks in livestock farms again
Diseases More bird flu outbreaks in livestock farms again When it comes to bird flu, a state of emergency has become the new normal in recent years. photo © Sven…
“Farmer is looking for a wife”: There are no sparks on two farms
“Farmer looking for wife” There are no sparks on two farms There are still no sparks flying between Kathrin and Steffen. © RTL The infamous “spark” simply doesn’t fly between…
Two new wind farms in the state forests of Bavaria – Bavaria
The expansion of wind power in the state forest continues to progress. The Bavarian State Forests (BaySF), as the manager of the state forests, have recently awarded contracts for two…
Animals: Bird flu in German and Danish poultry farms
Animals Bird flu in German and Danish poultry farms A pheasant runs across a field. Bird flu has been detected in a Danish pheasant farm near the German border. photo…
Greenpeace dumps slurry in front of the Ministry of Agriculture against “factory farms”
Activists from the environmental NGO Greenpeace spread thousands of liters of slurry in front of the Ministry of Agriculture this Monday. A fragrant and spectacular action to demand “a moratorium…