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Norway formally bans fur farming

A majority in Norway's Parliament voted as expected this week to formally ban fur farming from February 2025. Some Members of Parliament from the...

Farmers struck new deal with the state

Norwegian farmers opted against driving their tractors into Oslo and protesting in front of Parliament again this year. They accepted an offer of NOK...

Sow gives birth to 26 piglets

The pig pen at an ecological farm in Vang near Hamar was mighty full heading into the weekend. A sow named Gode Gloria (Good...

Frost may boost farmers’ demands

If the government wasn't under enough pressure to boost funding for farmers, the weather has added to it. Unseasonable nighttime frost has hit fruit...

Farmers demand more subisidies

Norway's powerful farm lobby presented record-high subsidy demands of NOK 1.92 billion on Monday. They're encouraged that they'll be dealing with a new agriculture...

Sheep delivered seven lambs

Sheep rancher Øystein Knutsen said he could hardly believe it when one of his ewes gave birth Easter Sunday morning to no less than...

Climate criticism hits Center Party

One deputy leader of the Center Party with a stake in the oil business wants Norway to pump up as much oil and gas...

Police probe attempt to poison wolves

Someone has tried to poison Norway's largest wolf pack, known as Kynnareviret, which roams in an area between Våler and Åsnes in Hedmark County....

Record warmth ‘frightening’

Thermometers hit nearly 19C (around 67F) in some parts of Southern Norway on Tuesday, setting off a winter heat wave that both meteorologists and...

Farmers producing ‘too much meat’

Norway's powerful farmers' lobby often claims how farmers need their subsidies and protection from foreign competition, in order to ensure domestic food production. Now...
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