The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed French lawmakers demand price of milk is regulated French MPs have demanded that the price of milk be regulated to help solve the problem of over-production. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161013/french-mps-demand-price-of-milk-is-regulated Thu, 13 Oct 2016 10:42:19 +0200 french-mps-demand-price-of-milk-is-regulated China turns to Brittany cows to feed its babies China has opened up a massive plant in Brittany where local cows will be tasked with providing 100,000 tons of dairy milk. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160929/china-turns-to-brittany-cows-to-meet-milk-demand Thu, 29 Sep 2016 10:28:12 +0200 china-turns-to-brittany-cows-to-meet-milk-demand French cows die after eating all winter stock in one night Almost half of a 50-strong herd of cows in western France ate themselves to death after chomping on the equivalent of a whole winter’s rations in just one night. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160927/french-cows-die-after-eating-winter-stock-on-just-one-night Tue, 27 Sep 2016 14:39:29 +0200 french-cows-die-after-eating-winter-stock-on-just-one-night France confirms first case of mad cow disease since 2011 France has found an "isolated" case of mad cow disease, its first occurrence since 2011, the agriculture ministry said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160324/france-confirms-first-case-of-mad-cow-disease-since-2011 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 11:56:00 +0100 france-confirms-first-case-of-mad-cow-disease-since-2011 French driver survives cow's crash landing A French driver said it was a miracle he wasn't killed after being given the shock of his life when a 500 kg cow fell from the sky and landed on the bonnet of his car. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151002/french-driver-survives-cows-crash-landing Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:13:35 +0200 french-driver-survives-cows-crash-landing Swiss left red-faced in French water debacle The Swiss army has officially apologized to France after taking water from a lake in the French Jura without permission. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150728/swiss-left-embarrassed-over-french-water-debacle Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:23:48 +0200 swiss-left-embarrassed-over-french-water-debacle Walkers warned after cow kills hiker in Pyrenees Hikers in France have been warned about the dangers of herds of cattle after an 85-year-old walker was killed in the Pyrenees when a cow charged at him. Four others, including two children, were left injured. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130731/one-dead-four-injured-after-cows-charge-hikers Wed, 31 Jul 2013 10:34:00 +0200 one-dead-four-injured-after-cows-charge-hikers French scheme helps cows make greener wind A French cattle feed company on Tuesday unveiled a novel form of carbon credits aimed at incentivising farmers to stop cows from emitting climate-changing farts. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130213/french-scheme-helps-cows-to-make-greener-wind Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:47:00 +0100 french-scheme-helps-cows-to-make-greener-wind Serial cow killers baffle French farmers Who is slaughtering all the cows? That is the question being asked in the quaint village of Reignac, in Bordeaux’s famous wine region in the south west of France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130114/cow-serial-killers-anger-french-farmers Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:47:00 +0100 cow-serial-killers-anger-french-farmers