Sweden’s dairy farmers hit hard by sanctions against Russia
Swedish dairy farmers are facing a tough time because of international politics. Russia has stopped the importation of milk products
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Finland: Recapturing farm nutrients offers double benefits
Finnish officials hope to entice farmers to stop fertiliser and animal waste from leaking into the waterways – and to
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Boy agrees to plea deal in Alaska musk ox killings
A second boy charged with killing musk oxen near the village of Brevig Mission in Western Alaska has reached a plea agreement with
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Sweden: food prices will fall, according to analyst
A Swedish supermarket is making the highest profits in Europe, but low-price chains are expected to force down prices next
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Veggies often rejected because they’re ugly
It seems that grocery stores – and people – are discriminating against ugly vegetables, the newspaper Dagens Nyheter reports. The
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Walrus and moose, salmon and berries: It’s Thanksgiving in Western Alaska
BETHEL — Across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on Wednesday, the turkeys were thawing – and so was the moose and walrus,
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Increase in organic meat production in Sweden
The production of organic meat in Sweden is on the increase. According to the National Food Agency last year 15
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Italian hunter snared for fake bird calls in Northern Finland
This past summer, Italian hunters were invited to Finland to hunt thrushes, a delicacy in southern Europe. Now one over-enthusiastic
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Feature interview: a pilot project towards food sovereignty in Northern Canada
During his annual visit to the Arctic last month, Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper announced that an experimental modular farm
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One in five farms to disappear from Finland by 2020
Research by the farmers’ union MTK and the Ministry of Agriculture outlines fundamental changes in the structure of the farming
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Nordic diet a heart-smart alternative
A Nordic diet is just as healthy as a Mediterranean one, a new study shows. The Nordic diet combines game
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Sweden’s potato farmers face big losses
Potato farmers in Sweden’s Värmland region risk losing big parts of their crops because of intense rain. Farmer Gunnar Carlsson
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Heat taking a toll on Finland’s fish farms
The long heat wave has become a challenge and a threat for the country’s fish farms. As water temperatures have
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Nunavut Inuit go hungry more than any other indigenous group in developed world: report
A new study released Thursday says people in Nunavut have the highest food insecurity rate for any indigenous population in
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Demand ups Sweden’s reindeer meat prices
Higher demand and a stagnant supply has driven up the price of reindeer meat in Sweden as consumers shop for
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