Farming

Germany and France to push EU to end shredding of male chicks

Germany is to join forces with France to end mass shredding of male chicks at the EU level by the end of 2021, agriculture ministers Julia Klöckner and Didier Guillaume have said.

Farming

Cabinet agrees law to reduce drugs in meat

The German cabinet gave its support to a new law limiting the use of antibiotics in farm animals, giving states more power to exert tighter control.

Farming

Merkel referees dioxin scandal bickering

As Germany tries to cope with the dioxin animal feed scandal, Chancellor Angela Merkel has stepped in to settle bickering over the issue between Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner and Lower Saxony premier David McAllister.

Farming

Organic food demand soars amid dioxin scare

As the dioxin scare continues in Germany, consumers are storming organic supermarkets, clearing the shelves of eggs and pork products. But experts say the country’s organic food sector is unlikely to keep up with the new demand.

Farming

Farms given all-clear in dioxin scare

About 3,000 German farms have been given the all-clear to reopen following the dioxin contamination scandal, but not all of Germany's states have managed to publish lists of affected eggs.

Farming

Dioxin contamination 77 times safe level

Samples taken from the animal feed firm at the centre of the dioxin contamination scandal revealed its products contained up to 77 times the safe level of the toxic chemical, authorities said Friday.