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 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20200114/germany-and-france-to-push-eu-to-end-shredding-of-male-chicks Tue, 14 Jan 2020 10:18:21 +0100 germany-and-france-to-push-eu-to-end-shredding-of-male-chicks 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20120919/45067 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:03:00 +0200 45067 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20110117/32469 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:27:00 +0100 32469 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20110112/32359 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:47:00 +0100 32359 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20110110/32321 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:00:00 +0100 32321 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20110107/32271 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 09:52:00 +0100 32271