#Sheep and goat farmers

The Veterinary services are to officially record 3,000 cases of foot-and-mouth disease found in the summer in five livestock units, with the animals to be culled within days. The units in ...

The union of sheep and goat producers on Tuesday called on Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis to intervene so that Wednesday’s deadline for conducting their animal inventory is extended by ...

An official on Tuesday blamed certain livestock farmers for any delays in restarting business in areas affected by foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) due to their failure to properly disinfect their premises. “...

Cyprus’ main farming organisations on Thursday backed a proposed programme to rebuild the island’s livestock sector between 2027 and 2038, calling on the government to move quickly towards its implementation. The ...

The cabinet approved an extra €6.35 million for livestock farmers affected by foot and mouth disease on Wednesday. Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou stated the government is committed to supporting the sector’...

The agriculture ministry has confirmed that it has received a new request for additional financial support from the Union of Sheep and Goat Producers’ Groups and said the matter will ...

The sheep and goat farmers association has reaffirmed its opposition to any attempt to alter the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) specification for halloumi, insisting that the requirement for sheep’...

Every day, Sotiris Kadis still drives out to his farm. He unlocks the gates, walks through the yard and sits for a while among the empty pens where hundreds of ...

Almost all pending culling of animals from farms on which foot and mouth disease was detected has been completed, the agriculture ministry said on Saturday. It said that around 6,650 animals ...

The cabinet has approved the granting of financial support to the sheep and goat farming sector, aimed at boosting productivity and improving the long-term sustainability of livestock holdings. According to ...

Goat and sheep breeders will march to the presidential palace in Nicosia on February 11, demanding that the agriculture minister enforce her own decree mandating a 5 per cent annual increase in ...

Sheep and goat breeders have announced their intention to protest over non-implementation of PDO (product of designated origin) requirements for halloumi. But the agriculture ministry said their differences that occurred ...

By Nick Theodoulou and Gina Agapiou Sheep and goat farmers lit fires, dumped gallons of milk and blocked roads outside the presidential palace, later cutting access to key traffic arteries ...