‘Mad cow’ disease case identified in Netherlands
Dutch officials have identified a single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as "mad cow disease", in a…
3 years ago
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France orders poultry lockdown due to bird flu risk
PARIS, France (AFP) -- French farmers were ordered Friday to keep their poultry indoors due to the heightened risk of…
5 years ago
Orkney’s seaweed-eating sheep offer hopes of greener farming
by Véronique DUPONT with Stuart GRAHAM in Dundee Agence France-Presse NORTH RONALDSAY (ORKNEY), United Kingdom (AFP) - On a tiny island…
5 years ago
Down on the farm, UK energy crisis looms large
by Joe JACKSON Agence France-Presse MALDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - The tranquil landscape of flat farmland and small villages in…
5 years ago
‘I’m lost’: Greek farmer overcome after fire burns goat herd
by Alexandros KOTTIS PAPPADES, Greece (AFP) -- Stunned, Kostis Angelou wanders between the corpses of his goats, all 372 of…
5 years ago
Dozens of dead pigs wash up in northern China river
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Dozens of dead pigs mysteriously emerged on a riverbank in northern China, state media reported Monday,…
5 years ago
Kenya’s locust hunters on tireless quest to halt ancient pest
by Fran BLANDY MERU, Kenya (AFP) -- As dawn breaks in central Kenya, a helicopter lifts off in a race…
5 years ago
First African swine fever case found in Germany
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany on Thursday confirmed a first case of African swine fever, threatening to severely hit the…
6 years ago
Football pitch of rainforest destroyed every six seconds
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Vast tracts of pristine rainforest on three continents went up in…
6 years ago
Swine fever sends China’s pork prices, imports soaring
by Sébastien RICCI BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Pork prices have been sent soaring and herds devastated as African swine fever…
7 years ago
McDonald’s unveils plan for cutting antibiotics in beef
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- McDonald's announced a plan on Tuesday for a phased reduction of antibiotics in beef,…
8 years ago
China culls 38,000 pigs as swine fever spreads
BEIJING, China (AFP)--More than 38,000 pigs have been culled across China, state media said Sunday, as the world's largest pork…
8 years ago
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