The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed For the love of Spargel: Why Germany has eased border rules amid the coronavirus pandemic In the time of Coronavirus, what resource could be so vital to the wellbeing and morale of the German people, that the government would override stringent border measures to secure it? Simple. White asparagus, or ‘Spargel’. https://www.thelocal.de/20200413/for-the-love-of-spargel-why-germany-has-eased-border-rules-amid-the-coronavirus-pandemic Mon, 13 Apr 2020 11:09:24 +0200 for-the-love-of-spargel-why-germany-has-eased-border-rules-amid-the-coronavirus-pandemic Harvesting at home: The Germans who live life in energy-saving mode The Schimmels have fresh milk every day. They also have homemade cheeses, complemented by vegetables from their own garden. They avoid rubbish, and don’t have a car, even though their local train station is far away. But is this a model for everyone? https://www.thelocal.de/20181121/life-in-energy-saving-mode Wed, 21 Nov 2018 11:56:25 +0100 life-in-energy-saving-mode Warm weather ruins ice wine crop The exceptionally mild winter weather has all but ruined this year’s crop of the German specialty ice wine. https://www.thelocal.de/20140109/warm-weather-ruins-ice-wine Thu, 09 Jan 2014 12:02:00 +0100 warm-weather-ruins-ice-wine Weather and mice hit grain harvests Farmers across Germany are preparing for a difficult year as heavy rain and storms – and an explosion in the mouse population – take their toll on grain harvests. https://www.thelocal.de/20120715/43763 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:11:00 +0200 43763 Farmers fear for crops as summer heat continues This summer’s hot and dry weather has German farmers fearing for the health of their harvest, president of the National Union of Farmers (DBV) said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100709/28393 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:10:00 +0200 28393