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"Our cows will always get to go out"

Cows should get to choose themselves whether they want to be indoors or outdoors. For the Scanian dairy farmer Carina Sonesson, it's a matter of course.

"Our cows will always get to go out"

This is the municipality where dogs are least popular

Sweden's least and most dog-loving municipalities have been crowned. At the top, or perhaps at the bottom, is Vänersborg.

This is the municipality where dogs are least popular

Grain Harvest Back to Normal Levels

After last year's catastrophic harvest, the grain harvest is returning to normal this year, 5. 4 million tons, forecasts the Board of Agriculture.

Grain Harvest Back to Normal Levels

Food Recalls More Common

That via mass media recalling food products due to suspicion of bacteria is becoming more common. But according to experts, it is a sign that food producers are doing what they should.

Food Recalls More Common

More Wild Boars Mean More Accidents

The wild boar population is increasing after steadily decreasing over the past few years. An increase that, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, has caused a record number of traffic accidents during the year's first months.

More Wild Boars Mean More Accidents

Traveling with a Dog – This Is What You Should Think About

Traveling abroad with a dog goes excellently – but requires a lot of preparations. It's about having control over rules, papers, and diseases.

Traveling with a Dog – This Is What You Should Think About

Norway warns: Do not cultivate popular grass

Cultivating popcorn grass has become popular in recent years. But now the Norwegian equivalent of the Food Agency, Mattillsynet, is warning of problems.

Norway warns: Do not cultivate popular grass

"Monster Weed" on the March in Sweden

Honshirs. It is listed as one of the world's worst weeds – and now it is, according to the Board of Agriculture, on the advance in Sweden, reports [DN](https://www.

"Monster Weed" on the March in Sweden

Ecological animal husbandry is on the decline

The number of ecologically raised animals continues to decrease, according to statistics from the Board of Agriculture. Last year, the number decreased among all animal species.

Ecological animal husbandry is on the decline

"Food Fraud Unit" proposed to stop food scams

Fraud in the food industry – such as horse meat in kebabs and diluted olive oil – must be punishable by harsher penalties, writes the government's special investigator Eva-Lotta Hedin on Dagens Nyheter's debate page. .

"Food Fraud Unit" proposed to stop food scams

Restrictions lifted in pest-infected area

Most restrictions were lifted on Wednesday in the area around Fagersta, which has been affected by African swine fever, according to a press release from the Swedish Board of Agriculture. The decision was made after the Swedish Board of Agriculture's Veterinary and Food Administration (SVA) did not find any active transmission in its latest survey of carcasses in the area.

Restrictions lifted in pest-infected area