Vedum wants farmers to produce more this year
Sp leader Trygve Slagsvold Vedum wants the government to ask farmers to produce more this year as a result of the Corona epidemic. The right…
Farmers
Yara launches climate cooperation with Swedish farmers
Yara will supply Swedish farmers with mineral fertilisers produced using renewable energy.The new type of fertiliser will help farmers in the Swedish agricultural cooperative Lantmännen…
The farmers in Norway and the Nordic countries are getting together to save the bumblebees
“Measures are needed to save the bumblebees,” says the Norwegian association La Humla Suse, which has invited Nordic farmers to a new bumblebee cooperation. “In…
Fur proposal by the Government is flayed
Fur proposal by the Government is flayed Animal protection organizations, fur breeders and business organizations are all critical of the Government’s proposal on how the…
Fewer farmers in Norway than ever before
Fewer farmers in Norway than ever before For the first time, there are under 40,000 active farmers in Norway show figures of production subsidies to…
Over 14,000 farmers have applied for compensation after the summer
14,419 farmers applied for compensation for crop failure when the deadline expired on Wednesday night. It is far more than the Ministry of Agriculture’s forecast….
The Prime Minister meets crisis-struck farmers
The Prime Minister meets with crisis-struck farmers Prime Minister Erna Solberg (Conservatives) and Minister of Agriculture, Jon Georg Dale (Progress Party), will next week meet…
The worst grain crops in more than 50 years
The drought leads to the worst grain crops in 50 years The farmers despair over what seems to be the worst season for grain crops…
PACKED! Norway’s Meat Lockers @ Max Cap
Norway’s summertime drought conditions have prompted cattle farmers to bring their herds to slaughter earlier this cattle season than normal.This sudden influx of unexpected cattle…
On Friday the toll on feed import is lifted
On Friday the toll on feed import is lifted On Friday, customs are removed on feed imports to help farmers affected by drought. During the…
The Labour Inspectorate is alerting farmers and growers
The Labour Inspectorate will in summer carry out inspections of berry and vegetable growers who have employed seasonal workers. – Foreign seasonal workers are a…
Eight out of ten farmers gain income outside of agriculture
Over eight out of ten farmers gain revenue outside of their direct agricultural activity. Almost half of them wish they could concentrate all their…
Rainy summer destructive for the farmers in the West
Rainy summer in Western Norway destructive for the farmers Large amounts of precipitation in Rogaland this summer have hit agriculture in the county hard. Many…
The Government wants ban on cultivation of marshes
The Government wants ban on cultivation of marshes The Ministry of Agriculture will ban cultivation of marshes. The Farmers’ Association reacts strongly to the proposal….
Frp says categorically no to the farmers
Frp says categorically no to the farmers FrP puts the foot down in the agricultural negotiations in Parliament: – It is unacceptable to give farmers…
Farmers protesting for more money
Farmers protesting for more money With protesters in Oslo’s streets, farmers’ associations demonstrate Tuesday’s dissatisfaction with the offer from the state in the failed agricultural…
Farmers actions upsets the Conservatives
Farmers actions upsets the Conservatives Høyres Ingunn Foss asks Sp leader Trygve Slagsvold Vedum to clarify if he supports the farmers’ use of blockades as…
Farmers receive support from LO
Farmers receive support from LO Agriculture and Food Minister Jon Georg Dale (Frp) believes farmers demand too much, but they receive support from the Federation…
Farmers to block delivery of food to stores
Farmers to block delivery of food to stores from warehouses Between 200 and 300 farmers will block goods transports from warehouses as of Friday at…
Construction boom among farmers
Optimism among Norwegian farmers is one of the reasons why the construction of new barns and stables in the past year has increased by 25…