A lockdown is coming in the livestock sector: Smallpox in sheep and goats in 9+1 questions and answers
Authorities are rushing to impose measures while the disease has been ravaging herds for 14 months – A huge problem for farmers, who are being forced to abandon their profession – Implications for the national economy, as vaccination could threaten feta exports
Ministry of Rural Development: Fines over €56,000 imposed on organic product certification bodies
Fines were issued to two companies – Inspections intensify by order of Minister Tsiaras
“Party” with…organics you’ll see! By Tsiaras’s order, checks began on “fake” organic certifications to growers
Leading actors are agricultural cooperatives and an organic‑certification company run by a PASOK official, alleged to have issued 3,020 fake certificates in a single quarter, while a SYRIZA parliamentary candidate is also implicated – Vourliotis conducts checks for money‑laundering – The company’s response
