https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A Danish documentary to be aired on television on Wednesday evening reveals overcrowded, malnourished and neglected pigs at farms run by some of Denmark's most influential farmers, broadcaster TV2 said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251126/danish-documentary-exposes-animal-neglect-at-leading-pig-farms Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:56:20 +0100 danish-documentary-exposes-animal-neglect-at-leading-pig-farms At the end of a small country road in Denmark is the "Enorm" factory, an insect farm set up by a Danish woman who wants to revolutionise livestock feed. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240717/danish-insect-farm-sets-sights-on-feeding-europes-livestock Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:44:00 +0200 danish-insect-farm-sets-sights-on-feeding-europes-livestock Summer 2024 is currently on course to be among the wettest on record in Denmark, with more rain falling so far in July than the average for the entire month. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240716/soaking-danish-summer-means-poor-harvest-for-farmers Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:49:29 +0200 soaking-danish-summer-means-poor-harvest-for-farmers Denmark’s government has reached an agreement with the agricultural and conservation sectors that is likely to see an emissions tax on farming. Will it affect the price of meat? https://www.thelocal.dk/20240625/will-danish-co2-tax-mean-more-expensive-meat Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:26:42 +0200 will-danish-co2-tax-mean-more-expensive-meat Denmark’s government has announced an agreement with agriculture and nature conservation groups which could see the introduction of a world-first CO2 emissions tax on farming. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240625/denmark-announces-agreement-on-landmark-co2-tax-for-agriculture Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:43:58 +0200 denmark-announces-agreement-on-landmark-co2-tax-for-agriculture Organic farms in Denmark released cows from barns at 12pm on Sunday, with the animals roaming enthusiastically onto the fields as tens of thousands of spectators looked on. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190415/cows-jump-on-the-grass-in-annual-danish-spring-tradition Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:23:31 +0200 cows-jump-on-the-grass-in-annual-danish-spring-tradition From Danbo to Danablu and the Danish feta that can't be called feta - Denmark produces over four hundred thousand tonnes of cheese each year and exports it across the world. So why is Danish cheese so popular, and what are the country's best-loved cheeses? https://www.thelocal.dk/20221007/why-does-denmark-produce-so-much-cheese Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:03:08 +0200 why-does-denmark-produce-so-much-cheese An expert committee on Wednesday presented its proposals for a carbon tax for agriculture, which the Danish government has long sought to implement. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240221/danish-expert-committee-proposes-co2-emissions-tax-for-agriculture Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:00:14 +0100 danish-expert-committee-proposes-co2-emissions-tax-for-agriculture The European Commission is due on Thursday to begin "strategic" talks with farmers' federations, agri-business firms, NGOs and experts on ways to assuage the ire on farms in several countries. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240123/eu-to-begin-talks-with-farming-leaders-after-wave-of-farmers-protests-around-europe Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:55:33 +0100 eu-to-begin-talks-with-farming-leaders-after-wave-of-farmers-protests-around-europe Almost 50 million kroner from the EU is to be granted to farmers in Denmark to help them cope with the financial impact of this summer’s drought. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230921/danish-farmers-to-get-millions-in-eu-drought-aid Thu, 21 Sep 2023 16:10:31 +0200 danish-farmers-to-get-millions-in-eu-drought-aid The number of pigs bred and kept at farms in Denmark has dropped to its lowest level since 1998. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230508/number-of-pigs-on-danish-farms-at-25-year-low Mon, 08 May 2023 19:48:35 +0200 number-of-pigs-on-danish-farms-at-25-year-low Reinventing himself as a brewer at age 62 would never have occurred to Poul Erik Vestergaard, but Denmark's controversial cull of the country's minks over Covid fears forced him to change course. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221228/coronavirus-cull-pushes-danish-mink-farmers-to-pursue-new-careers Wed, 28 Dec 2022 09:39:52 +0100 coronavirus-cull-pushes-danish-mink-farmers-to-pursue-new-careers After years of firm opposition to any carbon tax on agriculture, the Danish Agriculture & Food Council (Landbrug & Fødevarer) interest organisation is changing tact on a likely tax on CO2 emissions in the sector. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221124/danish-agricultural-sector-softens-stance-on-emissions-tax Thu, 24 Nov 2022 13:04:12 +0100 danish-agricultural-sector-softens-stance-on-emissions-tax Danish Crown, Denmark’s largest producer of meat, is to release 350 employees due to financial challenges, the company said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220916/danish-meat-producer-announces-350-redundancies Fri, 16 Sep 2022 17:03:02 +0200 danish-meat-producer-announces-350-redundancies Denmark has lost a case at the European Court of Justice over its farmers exporting cheese outside the EU labelled feta, a protected designation of origin for Greek cheese. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220714/denmark-loses-feta-war-with-eu Thu, 14 Jul 2022 17:31:01 +0200 denmark-loses-feta-war-with-eu Danish Crown, Europe’s biggest producer of pork and Denmark’s largest beef processor, has released a new range of plant-based, vegetarian products. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220107/danish-meat-giant-releases-range-of-plant-based-products Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:35:50 +0100 danish-meat-giant-releases-range-of-plant-based-products After all mink breeders were last year forced by the government to close down their farms, discussions are beginning on whether the industry could return in 2022. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210928/will-denmark-see-the-return-of-mink-farms-in-2022 Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:39:34 +0200 will-denmark-see-the-return-of-mink-farms-in-2022 A purple glow illuminates stacked boxes where lettuce, herbs and kale will soon be sprouting at one of Europe's biggest "vertical farms" which has just opened in a warehouse in an industrial zone in Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201207/danish-startup-unveils-giant-vertical-farm Mon, 07 Dec 2020 12:42:03 +0100 danish-startup-unveils-giant-vertical-farm Denmark announced Monday a plan to speed up its battle against greenhouse gases, targeting nitrogen emissions due to farming, in a decision criticised by the agricultural industry. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191126/denmark-presents-plan-to-reduce-nitrogen-emissions-in-farming Tue, 26 Nov 2019 11:00:01 +0100 denmark-presents-plan-to-reduce-nitrogen-emissions-in-farming Dairy giant Arla will in future check the climate impact of over 10,000 producers, according to new targets outlined by the company’s leadership. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190703/danish-dairy-giant-to-test-carbon-footprint-of-farmers Wed, 03 Jul 2019 13:41:05 +0200 danish-dairy-giant-to-test-carbon-footprint-of-farmers