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Center Party wants to reverse sugar tax hike

Taxes on sugar and sugar products were boosted by 83 percent on January 1, and by 42.3 percent on soft drinks and other alcohol-free...

Call issued to end a ‘barbaric’ hunt

Wolverine pups that haven't even seen the light of day are routinely pulled out of their mothers' winter dens and shot by Norwegian wildlife...

Bribery indictments hit Tine, Tetra Pak

A long-time purchasing director for Norway's dominant dairy cooperative, Tine, has been indicted on charges he knowingly accepted bribes and then tried to hide...

Farmers face far more inspections

Filth and animal neglect found at a series of farms in Rogaland, southwestern Norway, were branded as "completely unacceptable" by Agriculture Minister Jon Georg...

Pigs suffering at Norwegian farms

Agricuture Minister Jon Georg Dale has called the pork industry and its representatives in on the proverbial carpet, after terrible conditions have been revealed...

Meat and egg producer to cut staff, costs

Nortura, Norway's dominant farmer-owned cooperative for meat, poultry and eggs, has launched a cost-cutting program that also will cut 300 jobs over the next...

Tractor spreads holiday greetings

A Norwegian farmer who drives his tractor with great precision has carved out a special holiday greeting on a snow-covered field that he hopes...

Government allows historic wolf hunt

Norway's Climate and Environment Minister Vidar Helgesen found a way to circumvent a controversial court order that halted a state-approved winter wolf hunt last...

Farmer and co-op accomplice indicted

A farmer in Hedmark County and an accountant for the farmers' cooperative Gartnerhallen have been indicted for embezzling nearly NOK 50 million from the...

Dairy forced to cut costs

Tine, the large Norwegian dairy cooperative that acts as "market regulator" and effectively sets prices, has been hit by lower milk sales and suspension...

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