The number of wild boars infected with African swine fever within the EU decreased by 83 percent in 2024, compared to the previous year. This means that the number of cases is the lowest since 2017.
SwedenHarmless and useful, but misunderstood with an undeserved bad reputation. Rarely has a bug been in such need of a little extra encouragement as the ladybug – this year's garden bug.
SwedenPolice dogs are suffering when they ride in the police's new dog patrol vehicles.
CrimeIn large parts of Sweden, the groundwater levels are far below normal for the time of year – and lower levels are expected. The starting point for the summer is not good, says Carl-Erik Hjerne, hydrogeologist at SGU.
SwedenIf meadows are to be recreated, seeds of the right kind are needed. Now a project is starting to collect the seeds across the entire country.
SwedenIt is recommended to eat two-three portions of fish and shellfish per week. We do not do that.
SwedenIn 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.
SwedenThe past year has seen the price of dairy products such as milk, cream, and cheese skyrocket. The compensation that farmers receive has also increased. A milk producer in Sweden currently receives almost 68 percent more payment for the milk than at the beginning of 2021, according to the Swedish Board of Agriculture.
BusinessSweden'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.
BusinessThe 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.
SwedenEgg 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.
BusinessLarger 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.
SwedenThat animals can bring with them dangerous infections from other countries is known to most. But plants, we have poorer control over. It's a real Pandora's box, says Henrik Lange at the Environmental Protection Agency.
SwedenThat animals can bring with them dangerous infections from other countries is known to most. But plants, we have poorer control over. It's a real Pandora's box, says Henrik Lange at the Environmental Protection Agency.
SwedenMink 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.
SwedenTwo 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.
SwedenIn 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.
SwedenCut 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.
SwedenThe 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.
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