Denmark will tax livestock farmers for greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, according to a radical new proposal by the Danish government. Taxation Minister Jeppe Bruus ...

It is all eyes on the Chinese market once again. Many pig breeding companies sense that a new round of opportunities has ...

An artist in Denmark aims to raise awareness of the suffering caused by modern pig production with an art installation that includes three piglets who will be denied food and water and will starve to ...

Danish Crown is cutting jobs at two slaughterhouses as higher input costs reduce the number of pigs for culling. The war in Ukraine has pushed up prices for feed and energy to an “all-time high” and ...

Denmark has made the historic decision to tax its farmers for gases emitted by their livestock–a world first. The aim is to reduce Danish greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 1990 levels by 2030, said ...

Two farmers in Australia will be jailed for their role in a scheme to illegally smuggle Danish pig semen in shampoo bottles in an attempt to create a “super sow”. Torben Soerensen, 39, and Henning ...