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Horticultural expert Harald Alex and his wife harvesting saffron. (Archive photo) / Photo: Waltraud Grubitzsch/dpa

Saffron harvest starts in Saxony and Thuringia

Saffron cultivation is still a rarity in this country. Nevertheless, experts in Saxony and Thuringia harvest the red threads from the saffron blossoms every October - and this should not remain rare.

Pond farmers expect an average carp harvest in Saxony (archive photo). / Photo: Sebastian Willnow/dpa

Fishermen expect average carp season

Fall is the time for carp. This is when the Saxon ponds are fished. In many places, this is celebrated as a folk festival. Consumers have to reckon with higher prices.

Bluetongue disease is spreading in the district of Central Saxony. (Symbolic image) / Photo: Lars Penning/dpa

Bluetongue disease spreads in Central Saxony

After a first case of bluetongue disease at the beginning of September, there are further outbreaks in the district of Central Saxony. A total of 14 cases of the animal disease have been registered.

Winter oilseed rape is grown on almost 107,000 hectares in Saxony. (Archive photo) / Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa

Frosty nights reduce grain harvest in Saxony

Saxony is expecting a significantly lower grain harvest this year than last year. Important cereals such as winter wheat are particularly affected - but there are also positive exceptions.

The frost in spring led to enormous fruit losses for the cideries. / Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

Frost damage threatens Saxony's cideries

Every year, many Saxons bring apples, quinces and the like from their gardens and orchards to the cideries. But the harvest threatens to be a total failure. The result: rising prices.

Winemaker Klaus Zimmerling shows Grauer Burgunder grapes from the second budding on a vine in his vineyard in Dresden-Pillnitz / Photo: Robert Michael/dpa

Saxon viticulture suffers from crop failures

The vineyards in Saxony's Elbe Valley have green leaves and the vines have sprouted again after the late frost. However, fruit is rare, depending on the location - but there could be top wines.

Grapes of a white wine variety hanging on a vine / Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa/Symbolic image

Frost damage: aid decided for fruit and wine growers

The Saxon cabinet has approved aid for fruit and wine growers affected by frost damage. The fruit growers had already had difficult times in recent years due to the drought, said Agriculture Minister Wolfram Günther (Greens) on Tuesday after the cabinet meeting in Dresden. For some, the question had ..

Frost damage on a vine / Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

Aid promised for fruit and wine growers

Just over a month after the immense frost damage, the Saxon Environment Minister has promised financial aid for Saxony's fruit and winegrowing businesses. "I am firmly committed to Saxon fruit and wine growing. There will be decisive aid," said Wolfram Günther (Greens) according to a press release o ..

A police emergency vehicle with flashing blue lights / Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa

Police search for escaped bull and warn the public

The police are warning people in Oberwiesenthal (Erzgebirgskreis) about an escaped bull. According to the police, it became known on Monday that the 600-kilogram white and yellow spotted bull had escaped. The animal is said to have wandered into a wooded area above a quarry between Hammerunterwiesen ..

Cattle are led through the agricultural trade fair "agra". / Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa

Agra 2024 opens: Focus on the future of agriculture

The future of agriculture is on the minds of farmers and politicians at the Agra 2024 agricultural exhibition, which kicked off in Leipzig on Thursday. "The focus is very much on agriculture right now. This also has a lot to do with the farmers' protests we have seen in recent months," said Saxony's ..

A farmer drives a tractor across a rapeseed field in front of a wind turbine / Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

Increase in the number of organic farms

The trend in agriculture towards switching from conventional to organic farming is also continuing in Saxony. The number of farms with organic livestock farming also increased in 2023.

Saxony's Agriculture Minister Wolfram Günther speaks at a press conference after the cabinet meeting / Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa/Archivbild

Several associations reject agricultural structure law

Several Saxon agricultural associations reject the draft agricultural structure law from the house of Agriculture Minister Wolfram Günther (Greens). The Saxon State Farmers' Association (SLB) and other interest groups announced in Dresden on Friday that a legal course was needed to support farmers a ..

The Saxon Energy Minister Wolfram Günther / Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa

A good 70 million euros for the future of agriculture

In the next three years, investments in agriculture in Saxony will be funded with more than 70 million euros. Projects in animal and plant production, processing and marketing, the digitalization of business processes and the establishment of agroforestry systems will be supported, the Ministry of A ..

Michael Kretschmer (CDU), Minister President of Saxony, speaks at the 2nd Saxon Farmers' Day in the Volkshaus Döbeln / Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

Kretschmer in favor of reducing bureaucracy in agriculture

Saxony's Minister President Michael Kretschmer wants to relieve farmers of unnecessary bureaucracy. European standards must be adhered to, but the additional German regulations must be abolished, said the CDU politician at the start of the 2nd Saxon Farmers' Day in Döbeln on Friday. This was the onl ..

Farmers with around 125 tractors from the group, Weckruf Bauer Luzern, demonstrate at a rally for fair prices and more appreciation for farmers. / Photo: Urs Flueeler/KEYSTONE/dpa

Farmers protest in Poland against EU agricultural policy

German, Polish and Czech farmers demonstrated together on the Polish side of the border crossing near Bogatynia on Saturday against EU agricultural policy and the import of cheap agricultural products from Ukraine. As the chairman of the "Land Creates Connection" initiative announced on site on Satu ..

Farmers block the Elbe bridge with tractors. On Saturday, German, Polish and Czech farmers demonstrated together against the EU's agricultural policy / Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa

Farmers protest in Poland against EU agricultural policy

German, Polish and Czech farmers demonstrated together on the Polish side of the border crossing near Bogatynia on Saturday against EU agricultural policy and the import of cheap agricultural products from Ukraine. As the chairman of the "Land Creates Connection" initiative announced on site on Satu ..

Grapes hanging in front of the Belvedere viewpoint at the Schloss Wackerbarth state winery / Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

Nine wineries promote Saxon wine at trade fair

Saxon winegrowers will be promoting fine wines from the region at the international trade fair "ProWein" (March 10 to 12). "The trade fair offers an excellent opportunity to introduce Saxony's excellent wine products to a knowledgeable trade audience," said Thomas Horn, Managing Director of Saxony's ..

Farmers demonstrate on the highway bridge near Grimma / Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa/Archivbild

Government wants better exchange with farmers

The Saxon government wants to pay more attention to the concerns of farmers and maintain a better exchange with their interest groups. On Friday, the Ministry of Agriculture held the kick-off meeting for a dialog aimed at supplementing existing discussion formats. In addition to Agriculture Minister ..

A bucket filled with grapes of the Riesling variety / Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa/Symbolic image

More and more small winegrowers in Saxony are giving up

The number of small winegrowers in Saxony continues to decline. As the State Environment Agency announced in Dresden on Friday, more than 2000 of them have thrown in the towel in the past 20 years. While there were 3652 small winegrowers in 2007, by 2023 there were only 1301. One reason for this is ..

At shepherd Wolfgang Görne's dairy sheep farm in Bennewitz-Pausitz, a lamb just a few hours old lies in a bucket during weighing / Photo: Waltraud Grubitzsch/dpa

Peak season for lambs: Wolves remain a problem

Saxony's shepherds currently have their hands full at the height of the lambing season. On average, each sheep has one to two young. According to the Saxon Sheep and Goat Breeders' Association, the current price for lamb (live) is between 3.55 and 3.60 euros. However, it could still rise if demand i ..

The Havel meadows near Schmergow in the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark are almost completely under water due to the long period of rain / Photo: Georg Moritz/dpa

Wet fields cause problems for farmers

Permanent rain and large amounts of water are causing problems for some farmers in Brandenburg. Especially in the lowlands, "nothing is working at the moment", said farmer Peter de Vries from Werder (Havel). Work such as rolling and harrowing the fields is not possible and some of the fields are no ..

Michael Kretschmer (r, CDU), Minister President of Saxony / Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa

Kretschmer calls agricultural cuts a "list of cruelties"

Saxony's Minister President Michael Kretschmer has once again spoken out against the German government's planned cuts to agricultural diesel. "I have promised that we will not agree to this reduction in the Bundesrat on Friday," said the CDU politician ahead of the foreign cabinet meeting in Oschatz ..

Farmers gather / Photo: Christophe Ena/AP/dpa

Farmers demonstrate in Magdeburg

Under the slogan "Too much is too much", hundreds of farmers and foresters from several federal states protested against the federal government's budget policy in Magdeburg on Sunday afternoon. Many demonstrators drove to Magdeburg Cathedral Square on tractors, honking their horns loudly. Signs and ..

Farmers gather / Photo: Christophe Ena/AP/dpa

Farmers demonstrate in Magdeburg

Under the slogan "Too much is too much", hundreds of farmers and foresters from several federal states protested against the federal government's budget policy in Magdeburg on Sunday afternoon. Many demonstrators drove to Magdeburg Cathedral Square on tractors, honking their horns loudly. Signs and ..

Saxony's Environment and Agriculture Minister Wolfram Günther / Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa

Saxony's farmers receive overdue EU subsidies

The conflict over EU subsidies for Saxon farmers has finally been settled. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the payments have been credited to the farms' accounts since Friday. The federal treasury had transferred them on Thursday. Specifically, this involves around 241 million euros for ar ..