Tag: livestock
Wolf fence not popular with livestock farmers: ‘Many shepherds almost broke their laptop in half’
In addition to covering the costs, Versteegh van Schaapskudde Doorn believes that applying for the subsidy should be a lot easier. “The process is intensely complicated. Many shepherds have almost…
Naïve and native, livestock and capital… These words which are cousins without seeming so – L’Express
Do you know doublets? No ? To simplify, we could say that they are a bit like the fraternal twins of the French language. In other words, two words which…
In the Central African Republic, an association stimulates the empowerment of women through agriculture and livestock
The development of the Central African Republic will not happen without women. This is the credo of women grouped within the Federation of Central African Women’s Associations (FAFECA). This federation…
EU approves €50 million Dutch state aid for livestock farmers
(Finance) – The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Dutch 50 million euro scheme to compensate for the cattle breeders for the voluntary closure of livestock…
Denmark to introduce carbon tax on livestock farming in world first
News Published on 07/14/2024 at 4:03 p.m. Updated 07/14/2024 at 4:03 p.m. Reading 2 min. Denmark is to become the first country in the world to tax livestock burps and…
Financial aid, livestock, communication… What the executive’s livestock plan contains – L’Express
Bic pen in hand, frowning eyebrows… President Emmanuel Macron took note of farmers’ grievances on Saturday February 24 at the Agricultural Show. And one day was enough for the government…
Mismanagement of livestock may have been going on for a long time
full screen As early as 2016, the county administrative board discovered major flaws in how cattle were managed at a farmer in Västergötland. After a new check, the farmer has…
NVWA raids illegal slaughterhouse, livestock farmer arrested in presence of customers
The livestock farmer is suspected of illegally killing and slaughtering his sheep without stunning for his customers. When the police and the NVWA searched the slaughterhouse, several customers were also…
Abuses in livestock farming: Wakker Dier wants more inspections, but supervisor ‘cannot see everything’
Wakker Dier, which is committed to animals in livestock farming, therefore believes that the inspectorate should look at many more farms. “The manpower of the NVWA is embarrassingly small. At…
Livestock: how to reduce enteric methane from cows
Agriculture accounts for a fifth of France’s greenhouse gas emissions. Among the main culprits: ruminant burps. Enteric methane represents half of the carbon footprint of a dairy farm. Initiatives already…