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Farmers intensify protests, block highways
Following an announcement dismissing the government's measures for their sector, farmers on Wednesday elected to intensify their protests and blockades of national highways.
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Farmers in desperate need of foreign hands
Farmers in northern Greece are desperately seeking help abroad to get their fruit and other crops picked, as local youth disdain farm work and the once-reliable Albanian farmhands now prefer to chase jobs in northern European Union countries.
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Ellaktor in offshore wind deal
Athens-listed construction group Ellaktor is very close to finalizing an agreement with one of the largest pan-European energy groups.
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New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, angering farmers
New Zealand's government yesterday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change.
The government said the farm levy would be a world first, and that farmers should be able to recoup the cost by charging more for climate-friendly products.
Govt to help pig farmers with almost EUR 1.9m
Ljubljana – The government will help Slovenian pig farmers with EUR 1.87 million in financial aid, to be paid out on 23 December, to cope with falling prices of pork and pigs and rising prices of fodder, the Government Communication Office (UKOM) said on Tuesday.
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Bill Gates invests in Greek fish
Fish farming may have nothing in common with the digital world, but it is technology-intensive. That may be one of the factors that has led to the involvement of Microsoft owner Bill Gates in aquaculture, including the sector in Greece.
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Slovenia boasts one of the most efficient systems for ensuring food safety
Seasonal agricultural workers’ problems arise as season kicks off
Seasonal agricultural workers' problems once again have come to the foreground as the migration season to farms has kicked off.
Farm official raising money for three-legged calf
A three-legged calf living on a farm, set up for rescued livestock animals, in the western province of İzmir has been finding it increasingly difficult to walk as it grows in size.
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Turkish farmers call for urgent steps to prop up beef production
Turkey’s top farming organization has warned of an ongoing decline in red meat production, a key factor in surging prices, and called for urgent measures to prop up production including cash incentives for cattle breeding.