TheCattleSite Latest News: Germany
19 September 2014
More Land Fewer Harvests in Light of Climate ChangeGERMANY - Most of the Earth’s agricultural land resources are already under cultivation. Climate change poses a huge challenge to global agriculture, but a new study by geographers at the Lugwig Maximilians University in Munich shows that some regions...
15 September 2014
EuroTier Offers Solutions for the FutureGERMANY - The world’s leading trade fair for animal husbandry professionals, EuroTier, will be presenting solutions for the future of agriculture at the Fairgrounds in Hanover from 11 to 14 November....
12 September 2014
EuroTier Offers Solutions for the FutureGERMANY - The world’s leading trade fair for animal husbandry professionals, EuroTier, will be presenting solutions for the future of agriculture at the Fairgrounds in Hanover from 11 to 14 November....
04 September 2014
Net Loss For Germany Farmers ContinuesGERMANY – German dairy farmers were making a net loss in January and this continued into the spring, latest industry figures show....
03 September 2014
Slaughterhouse Praised for WelfareGERMANY - Temple Grandin, the world-renowned American expert on animal welfare and animal behaviour, has highly praised the slaughterhouse of Vion Food in Crailsheim during an animal welfare training exercise for McDonald's....
12 August 2014
World Nutrition Forum: Exploring Sustain:Ability and Limits to GrowthGERMANY - Author and sought-after expert in climate issues, energy and scenario modeling, Professor Jorgen Randers will set the tone for discussions on the planet’s sustainability and what this means for the future of agriculture and livestock. ...
07 August 2014
Antibiotics Use Falls Again in GermanyGERMANY – Antibiotic use by veterinarians fell again in 2013, Federal Office data shows....
EuroTier 2014: Stands Already Booked by Over 2000 ExhibitorsGERMANY - The world’s largest trade fair for professional animal production, EuroTier 2014, will be held at the Exhibition Grounds in Hanover from 11 to 14 November 2014. The leading companies in the industry will be presenting a complete programme...
15 July 2014
German Farm Economics 'Significantly Worse' than MarchGERMANY – German agriculture is suffering from a downturn in grain, dairy and cattle prices, while a drop in input costs and improving pork markets are benefiting some producers....
17 June 2014
Germans Lost Four Cents a Litre in JanuaryGERMANY – German dairy farmers have, on average, made a loss of four cents per litre to start the year, new data shows....
13 May 2014
Dairy Farmers Are Cornerstone of AgricultureGERMANY – Germany’s dairy farmers help support an “essential pillar” of the country’s agricultural production value, a dairy exports conference heard on Friday....
08 May 2014
Joint Action Needed to Tackle Massive Global Food LossesGERMANY - Tackling the world’s massive food loss problem is a key to reducing hunger and poverty, but governments and companies must step up their collaboration on the issue, an international congress on food losses and waste heard today (7 May)....
02 May 2014
Germany Adjusts to New Animal Health RegulationsGERMANY – Greater responsibility now rests on farmers to improve farm biosecurity and prevent disease after a new government ruling was announced yesterday (1 May)....
25 April 2014
How Much Electricity Does One Cow Supply?GERMANY - A total of 1000 kilowatt hours of electricity can be obtained in a year from the slurry of a single cow....
09 April 2014
New Regulations Come into Force to Reduce Antibiotic UseGERMANY - From the beginning of April the German agricultural authorities have put in place a new regulation requiring livestock owners to report the amount of antibiotics they are giving their animals every six months....
07 April 2014
German Ag Ministers Call for End to Financing Extreme Confinement of Farm AnimalsGERMANY - The Conference of German State Agriculture Ministers adopted a resolution calling on the German federal government to ensure that International Finance Institutions meet or exceed European Union animal welfare laws when funding agribusiness...
31 March 2014
Production to Resume at VION Bad BramstedtGERMANY - Four weeks on from ordering a shutdown at VION Bad Bramstedt GmbH, the Ministry of Energy, Agriculture, the Environment and Rural Areas (MELUR) in Schleswig-Holstein has lifted its temporary ban on production at the beef slaughter and processing...
27 February 2014
World Nutrition Forum Explores Sustainability in MunichGERMANY - A premier platform for inspiring ideas and exchanging knowledge, the World Nutrition Forum 2014, sponsored by Biomin, looks set to kick-start another dynamic round in Munich this October....
26 February 2014
Germans Identify Second BSE CaseGERMANY – Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has struck again in Germany, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has reported....
10 February 2014
Germany Records Small Increase in Meat Production in 2013GERMANY - In 2013, commercial meat production was just under 8.1 million tonnes, an increase of 0.4 per cent over the previous year, according to provisional but official German statistics, writes Jackie Linden. ...
German Ag Census: Fewer Farms But More Are OrganicGERMANY - Average farm size is now 59 hectares, according to the provisional results of the latest agricultural census, writes Jackie Linden. ...
22 January 2014
Resilient Farming Systems to Eradicate HungerGERMANY - Moves to encourage innovative and resilient farming systems have the potential to make a considerable contribution to improving food and nutrition security....
Call for Agricultural Action to Fight Global HungerGERMANY - An international call has been made for closer links between agricultural and food policies in the fight against global hunger....
Biofuels Benefits Highlighted at Berlin Green WeekGERMANY - Copa-Cogeca highlighted the major benefits of biofuels for the environment, for the economy, for animal feed, for growth and jobs in EU rural areas and called for a consistant EU policy at a major conference during Berlin Green Week. ...
Water Stewardship – Key to Food SecurityGERMANY - How sustainable water use can secure food production over the long term was the central theme of the Blue Planet session at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture during Green Week in Berlin....
21 January 2014
German BSE Outbreak ConfirmedGERMANY – Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed in a ten year old cow farmed on the border with Poland....
16 January 2014
Scientists Find Fleckvieh Bull Infertility GeneGERMANY – A genetic mutation in Fleckvieh bloodstock is responsible for bull infertility, geneticists at the Technical University of Munich have discovered....
Carbapenemase-producing Germs in Livestock PopulationsGERMANY - Carbapenems are antibiotics authorised for the treatment of humans and which were categorised by the World Health Organisation as critically important antimicrobials for the treatment of humans. Reserve antibiotics of this kind are only supposed...
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