Wageningen to Study Behaviour for Better Welfare
NETHERLANDS - Wageningen University, together with other partners, has received funding for three projects that will investigate the effect of social interactions in pigs and hens with the view to improving...

Costs Rising for Dutch Farmers
NETHERLANDS - Dutch farmers are coming under pressure from rising costs as the result of, among others, higher environmental costs. Denmark is now the lowest-cost producer in the EU.

Minister Drawn into Gas Stunning Controversy
NETHERLANDS - A Member of Parliament has become involvled in the debate about stunning pigs with carbon dioxide at Dutch slaughterhouses.