A plastic cow statue sits on a trailer near Collex-Bossy, with placards reading in French "Pricey food? No to the useless livestock initiative" and "Animal welfare? We are already taking care of it, ...

Voters in Switzerland Sunday rejected the Factory Farming Initiative, which would have banned factory farming for domestic and imported meat. 62.86 percent of voters decided against the proposal.

The reason why Switzerland is a hotbed of agricultural technology is due to the encouragement from the Swiss economics ministry. The government department has called on farmers to embrace a “digital ...

The government and parliament oppose the initiative, insisting that Switzerland already has strict animal welfare laws - Copyright AFP/File FABRICE COFFRINI The ...

Swiss-themed cow bells are displayed for sale inside a souvenir store in Lucerne, Switzerland, on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. The Swiss National Bank will abolish its franc ceiling once it starts raising ...

Shrimp farming is not commonly associated with Switzerland, unlike the manufacture of chocolate and cheese. Yet, Rheinfelden, Switzerland is where Europe’s largest shrimp farm is located. Michael ...

U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman is in Switzerland Tuesday to revive stalled global trade talks deadlocked over demands that wealthy countries limit protections for their own farmers. The Bush ...

As someone who has spent the last 20 years exposing the really rather astonishing gaps in the approvals process and protection system for agricultural pesticides – both here in the UK and in the EU – ...

GENEVA, Sept 25 (Reuters) - 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 ...

Switzerland is on the shortlist of countries the United States is currently considering to begin formal free trade negotiations with. From watches to cheese, Switzerland exports a variety of goods, ...