Read more about the article POO-HISTORIC: Scientists Crack Secrets Of Ancient Farming With Stone Age Dung
Image shows sheep or goat droppings, undated photo. The animals were reportedly kept inside the settlements on Mondsee lake, in Upper Austria, Austria, during the winter. (OAeW/Newsflash)
Archaeology

POO-HISTORIC: Scientists Crack Secrets Of Ancient Farming With Stone Age Dung

Scientists have cracked the secrets of Stone Age farmers after studying ancient animal poo still perfectly preserved after 5,500 years. Image shows sheep or goat droppings, undated photo. The animals were reportedly kept inside the settlements on Mondsee lake, in Upper Austria, Austria, during the winter. (OAeW/Newsflash) The Neolithic dung…

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February 16, 2023
Read more about the article PIGGIES OFF TO MARKET: First Guests’ Check Out Of High-Tech Pig-Farming Skyscrapers
The photo shows the pigs in the vertical pig farm, which resembles a high-rise apartment building, built by the Hubei Zhongxin Kaiwai Modern Farming, undated. The pig farming launched operations in October 2022 in Ezhou, China. (AsiaWire)
Animals

PIGGIES OFF TO MARKET: First Guests’ Check Out Of High-Tech Pig-Farming Skyscrapers

This video shows the first pigs going off to the market after being raised in a 26-story pig-farming skyscraper. Hubei Zhongxin Kaiwai Modern Farming has built the multi-storey pig farm to resemble a double high-rise apartment building and they confirmed that the first 138 live pigs have now started living…

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December 30, 2022
Read more about the article FRIGHT ON THE TILES: Tractor Girl Wrecks Family Home
The tractor which an 11-year-old girl from the Austrian state of Carinthia lost control of, before sending it to the roof. (ff-althofen.at/Newsflash)
Accidents

FRIGHT ON THE TILES: Tractor Girl Wrecks Family Home

A farming family is facing ruin after their 11-year-old daughter crashed into their home with a runaway tractor. The girl had been helping to shift silage bails around the farmyard in Silberegg, southern Austria, when she lost control of the vehicle, reports local media. As it skidded downhill and raced…

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June 8, 2022
Read more about the article HEN-TASTIC BEASTS: Eddie Redmayne Talked Chicken Farming On Set Says Co-Star
Austrian actor Peter Simonischek, aged 75, who is starring in the new "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" movie. (Newsflash)
Celebrity

HEN-TASTIC BEASTS: Eddie Redmayne Talked Chicken Farming On Set Says Co-Star

Story By: Thomas Hochwarter, Sub-Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Newsflash Fantastic Beasts star Eddie Redmayne showed off a more domestic taste for livestock on the movie set - when he chatted about chicken farming. The star began talking to veteran Austrian actor Peter Simonischek, 75, between filming breaks. And Peter revealed…

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May 1, 2022
Read more about the article Farmer Uses GPS Collar To Control Cows And Set Boundary
Farmer Uses GPS Collar To Control Cows And Set Boundary. Robin Mens and his Aberdeen Angus cattle. (Newsflash)
General News

Farmer Uses GPS Collar To Control Cows And Set Boundary

A farmer in Belgium is using a GPS collar on his Aberdeen-Angus cattle that allows him to establish a ‘digital fence’ area and zap the animals with a mild shock should they stray too far. Robin Mens, from Stotert near the hamlet of Olmen in the Belgian municipality of Balen,…

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July 30, 2020