Farming
All the latest news and insight on farmers, farming and agriculture in Norway.
Norway’s ‘doomsday vault’ takes in Palestinian seeds
A "doomsday vault" in the Arctic designed to safeguard the world's plant diversity has received a new deposit of thousands of seed samples, including Palestinian ones amid war and hunger in Gaza, it said on Wednesday.
Norwegian firm warns high gas prices could impact food production
Soaring prices for natural gas, a key feedstock for producing chemical fertilisers, will weigh on food production and security, a major Norwegian manufacturer warned Wednesday.
How Norway's wind farms are harming reindeer herders
Norway's Supreme Court on Monday ruled that two wind parks built in the country's west were harming reindeer herders from the Sami people by encroaching on their pastures. Here's what you need to know.
Oslo youngsters stand in for foreign workforce on Norwegian farms
Norwegian farmers have looked to alternative labour resources after foreign workers in areas such as fruit and vegetable picking were temporarily kept away by travel restrictions.
Norwegian start-up aims to buy oil rig for offshore fish farm
A Norwegian start-up is planning to buy an offshore oil rig and use it to build a huge offshore salmon farm deep in the North or the Norwegian Sea.
Mammoth projects to make Norway's fish farms eco-friendly
Norway's fish farming industry says it is determined to resolve environmental challenges after being taken to task in the past.
Norwegian farmers blockade supermarket warehouses in protest action
Up to 300 farmers across Norway parked their tractors across roads Friday, preventing distributors from completing their deliveries.
Why Norway’s farmers will benefit from climate change
Norwegian farmers are enjoying a very rich autumn harvest and scientists believe that climate change could provide Norway’s agriculture sector with some major future advantages.
Higher food price gaps between Norway and EU
Food prices have risen far more in Norway than in the EU in recent years, new figures showed on Friday.
PM: Norway’s cows fart too much
Norway has found itself in a serious discussion on cow farts after the PM said the animals’ gas release is too high, an allegation that a farming representative slammed as “putrid” and a sign of the PM’s “lack of knowledge”.
Norway farming song is surprise YouTube hit
A protest song about farming in Norway has become a surprise hit on YouTube, although its success may hang more on the spectacle of young women prancing about in green overalls than from its political message.
Norway farmers mount Oslo tractor protest
Oslo was braced for gridlock on Tuesday as some 3,000 farmers arrived in the city, many driving in tractors from farms more than 200km away to protest at the size of the government's proposed subsidy increase.
Farmers' egg blockade cracks apart
Farmers in Norway ended their blockade of egg packing plants, arguing that the fear of Norwegians undergoing their May 17 celebrations without the tradition scrambled egg had itself been enough to get their point across.
Norwegian salmon farmer posts record profits
Norwegian salmon farming giant Marine Harvest has posted its highest profit ever on the back of record high salmon prices and solid growth.
Surplus ships could be floating fish farms
The billionaire founder of Marine Harvest, the Norwegian salmon farming giant, has revealed plans to convert his surplus cargo vessels into floating fish farms.
Norway sees record salmon exports
Norway sold a record 61 billion kroner ($10bn) worth of salmon in 2013, as key markets rebounded in Western Europe.
Sheep 'fishing' worries farmers
Brutal sheep thieves are believed to be trying to catch animals in western Norway with fishing hooks, in a practice that has been dubbed ‘sheep fishing’ and which is causing concern in farming communities.
Farm offers €60 reward for salmon on loose
Norwegian fish farming giant Marine Harvest has promised a 60-euro reward on Monday for any recaptured salmon after a violent storm over the weekend allowed thousands to escape.
VIDEO: Baby deer believes it is a sheep
A ewe in Norway's Årdal mountains has adopted a baby deer so that it now behaves as a member of the flock.
Norway farmers world's most subsidised: OECD
Norwegian farmers rake in more in subsidies than those of any other country in the world, with 63 per cent of their income coming from the government, a new study from the OECD has reported.
Norway's farm subsidies highest in OECD
Norwegian farmers get a larger proportion of their income from government subsidies than any other country in the OECD, a report showed on Wednesday.
Sheep saved from cliff in dramatic chopper rescue
Six sheep were hoisted to safety by helicopter on Sunday, after weeks spent stranded on a steep mountain cliff edge.