Tag: farmers
Divided farmers slam state’s support
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's powerful farm lobby wanted more than twice the NOK 3.3 billion they were offered in additional state support on Friday. Farmers'...
Norwegians face even higher prices
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's notoriously high prices at the grocery store rose yet again from February 1, and state officials have been busy scolding the country's...
Norwegian protectionism prevails again, this time even over Ukraine
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's troubled Labour-Center government was busy promoting its support for Ukraine both at home and abroad this week. It has refused, though,...
Farmers indicted for poor animal welfare
Two farmers in Southern Troms county have been indicted for failing to take care of their livestock. The indictments follow a rash of other...
State offers billions to farmers
Norwegian taxpayers are likely to have to subsidize their farmers by record-high amounts, although not quite as much as the farmers want. The farmer-friendly...
Farmers demand more than ever
Norway's constantly complaining farmers have made a shocking demand for state subsidy and other support, but may be able to get it. The Labour-Center...
Energy prices set to fuel more inflation
An Oslo-based oil analyst thinks the price of a barrel of Norway's North Sea crude will rise to well over USD 100 by summer,...
Wolf hunt extended, under state control
Norway's Climate and Environment Minister Espen Barth Eide infuriated conservationists once again on Tuesday, when he extended an already controversial wolf hunt that was...
Activists try to halt revived wolf hunt
Conservationists blocked forest roads and demonstrated during the weekend in efforts to once again halt a winter wolf hunt. They were "shocked" that a...
State appeals halt to wolf hunt
Norway's Labour-Center government is appealing a court decision handed down over the weekend that extends an earlier temporary ban on this winter's hunt targeting...
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