Switzerland Could Be the First Country to Ban Factory Farming 12 minute read A plastic cow statue sits on a trailer near Collex-Bossy, with placards reading in French "Pricey food?

I spent a month of my summer working in Switzerland, volunteering on an organic farm with my roommate. In summer 2022, I had a break before my last semester of college from my full-time classes ...

Dezeen School Shows: a project proposing methods to maintain alpine farming in the summer months is among the spatial design ...

If the yes vote wins, it would sanction the end of intensive livestock farming in the country, leading to a change in the constitution.

Organic farming in Switzerland stagnated last year for the first time since 2010. The number of organic farms remained constant compared to 2023 and the area farmed was the same as in the previous ...

While Switzerland's largest farmers association is staunchly opposed to the initiative, many of those running smaller farms support it.

Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to ban factory farming in a referendum on whether the wealthy country's strict animal welfare laws need to be tightened yet further.

Switzerland must take a stand on the end of intensive livestock farming. (Envato Elements pic) PARIS: While the Netherlands has plans to reduce its livestock by 30%, the Swiss are being called to ...

That it is Switzerland taking the lead in attempting to resolve the tension by eradicating intensive farming is either ironic or unsurprising, depending on how you look at it.

Yet the 40-year-old farmer fears he may soon be forced to either dramatically change how he raises birds, or shut down his farm altogether. On Sept. 25, the Swiss go to the polls to vote on an ...