Rural culture

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.

Ponta: Government's objective is for family farms to take step to modern agriculture

The Government's fundamental objective is, through the policies promoted in agriculture, to help family farms take the step, over the coming years, from subsistence agriculture to modern one, Prime Minister Victor Ponta told Wednesday's national conference 'Family Farm - Agriculture's Core'.

Fatality at Poultry Farm Uncovers Workers without Employment Contracts

An occupational fatality has caused the Chief Labor Inspectorate to probe a poultry farm in the northwestern village of Virove for workers without employment contracts.

On August 14, a woman aged 43 was stricken by an electric shock while cleaning the poultry farm "Gala Virove" with a pressure washer, according to reports of Sega daily.