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Bee Colonies Vanishing in Sweden: Over 50 Cases Reported
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Bee Colonies Vanishing in Sweden: Over 50 Cases Reported

Sweden Restores Over 35 Square Kilometers of Wetlands in 2024
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Sweden Restores Over 35 Square Kilometers of Wetlands in 2024

In 2024, over 31 square kilometers of wetland were restored, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's compilation. Above all, the work has been done in protected areas
Rising Dairy Prices Boost Swedish Farmers' Profitability
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Rising Dairy Prices Boost Swedish Farmers' Profitability

The past year has seen the price of dairy products such as milk, cream, and cheese skyrocket. The compensation that farmers receive has also increased
Sweden Unveils Updated Food Strategy to Boost Domestic Production
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Sweden Unveils Updated Food Strategy to Boost Domestic Production

Sweden's national food strategy is to be updated. The purpose is to create a strategy for the entire food chain that will increase production in Sweden, according to Rural Affairs Minister Peter Kullgren
Swedish Agriculture Board Rethinks Controversial Animal Space Rules
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Swedish Agriculture Board Rethinks Controversial Animal Space Rules

The Board of Agriculture backs down from a criticized proposal for new rules for companion animals, announces the agency in a press release. "The proposal has created anxiety and anger," says the Director-General of the Board of Agriculture
Egg smuggling to the USA increases sharply
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Egg smuggling to the USA increases sharply

Egg smuggling to the USA has increased dramatically as a consequence of the egg crisis in the country. Compared to last year, the seizures of eggs have increased by 36 percent, reports the customs and border protection agency CBP
The Proposal: Now the Dwarf Rabbit Should Have Plenty of Room
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The Proposal: Now the Dwarf Rabbit Should Have Plenty of Room

Larger enclosure space for animals kept as companions and hobbies – and no lonely rabbits. These are some of the Board of Agriculture's proposals for new rules
Bird Flu on Pheasant Farm in Skåne
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Bird Flu on Pheasant Farm in Skåne

The Garden's Dangerous Free Passengers
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The Garden's Dangerous Free Passengers

That animals can bring with them dangerous infections from other countries is known to most. But plants, we have poorer control over
The Garden's Dangerous Free Passengers
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The Garden's Dangerous Free Passengers

That animals can bring with them dangerous infections from other countries is known to most. But plants, we have poorer control over
SEK 180 million to mink farmers who shut down
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SEK 180 million to mink farmers who shut down

Mink companies that wind up their operations before June 30 this year will receive state support. The decision can contribute to mink breeding in Sweden ceasing entirely, according to the industry organization Swedish Mink
More cats are being registered.
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More cats are being registered.

Two years after the demand for cats to be identity-marked and registered, there are now over half a million cats in the Agricultural Agency's records.
Warning about dangerous chew toys for dogs
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Warning about dangerous chew toys for dogs

In several European countries, chew bones are suspected to have caused illness and death in dogs. Due to the symptoms, the condition in affected dogs is called the werewolf syndrome, reports SVT News Skåne
Less milk, more poultry on our dinner tables
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Less milk, more poultry on our dinner tables

Cut down or stopped with milk? Then you're not alone. Since 1980, Swedes' milk consumption has more than halved, according to the Board of Agriculture's statistics
Minister failed to register her chickens
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Minister failed to register her chickens

Drought struck this year's harvest
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Drought struck this year's harvest

Sold python norms and lizards for 100,000 - prosecuted
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Sold python norms and lizards for 100,000 - prosecuted

No Charges for Shot Chimpanzees
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No Charges for Shot Chimpanzees

The prosecutor is discontinuing the preliminary investigation for animal cruelty after four chimpanzees were shot dead and one was injured at Furuvik Zoo. The shootings did not violate the Animal Protection Act, according to the prosecutor
The Dog Shelter: More Dogs Have Unclear Background
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The Dog Shelter: More Dogs Have Unclear Background

Last summer, the Customs Authority announced that dog smuggling to Sweden had decreased drastically after the pandemic years. But at the same time, Hundstallet suspects more and more often that the dogs they receive for relocation are smuggled
Unusual Potato Disease in Skåne
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Unusual Potato Disease in Skåne

18,000 Laying Hens Infected – to be Put Down
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18,000 Laying Hens Infected – to be Put Down

So old breeds will save the beef
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So old breeds will save the beef

Our milk and meat animals are specialized in providing us with food in large quantities. But what happens if they cannot cope with a life with drought and floods in the wake of climate change? Or if they do not get their usual maximized feed due to war? The solution may lie back in time
Sweden declared free from African swine fever
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Sweden declared free from African swine fever

The EU Commission and EU member states have approved Sweden's application to be declared free from African swine fever following last year's outbreak.
The bluetongue virus has been detected in Skåne
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The bluetongue virus has been detected in Skåne

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