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 ...

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 Swiss will vote Sunday on whether to ban intensive livestock farming in the largely rural country, which already has some of the world's strictest animal welfare laws. The animal rights and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every September, dairy farmers herd cattle from high-alpine pastures back to the villages where they reside for the winter ...

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 ...

Syngenta Group, the Basel, Switzerland–headquartered agricultural technology company, has made accelerating innovation a ...

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