Tag: farmers
Compromise triggers new hunts
All of Norway's political parties have finally struck a new agreement to govern predator management policies, under which as many as 30 male bears...
Local farmers tap vineyard potential
Norwegian farmers are branching out and dabbling in the production of wine grapes. According to newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN), some 10 farmers are now...
Hospitals also put on E.coli alert
Norwegian hospitals were asked by state authorities on Tuesday to immediately report any suspicions of E.coli infections, after a man in Kristiansand was admitted...
Fiesty farmers protest subsidy deal
One Norwegian farmer set fire to his tractor this week. Others drove their tractors and livestock trucks slowly on major highways to create traffic...
Farmers furious over subsidy offer
Norway's farmers are the most heavily subsidized in Europe if not the world, but they're still not satisfied. Now their demands for hefty increases...
Farmers want 18 percent subsidy rise
Norwegian farmers' organizations are demanding a NOK 45,000 (over USD 8,500) increase in income for the average farmer from the state next year, an...
Grocery store owners fight back
Norway's grocery store owners are refusing to take the blame for the country's high food prices and relatively poor selection of goods. A state...
Grocery business dodges bullets
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian grocery stores have the highest prices in Europe and the worst selection of goods, according to consumer advocates, and, reportedly, a...
Food gulps up more funding
The Norwegian government, which already grants huge subsidies to local agriculture, has also been spending millions to promote home-grown food. Now it plans to...
New drinks debate bubbles up
Farmers' attempts to sell their locally produced alcoholic beverages on site have set off another drinks debate in Norway, and threaten to divide one...
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