Goose Breeds 12 January 2016 Geese have long been farmed in Russia, but in recent years the number of geese from local breeds has started falling without warning, worrying local farmers…
Murnau-Werdenfels: Milk, Meat and Labor 9 December 2015 The Murnau-Werdenfels was common in Bavaria until it was replaced by other, more productive cattle. But traditional breeds are about much more than yeld: local adaptation, healthy meat, good farming practices.
The Strange Case of the Agū Pig 16 November 2015 On Okinawa, the largest of the Ryūkyū Islands, in the far south of the Japanese archipelago, Takada Masaru raises Agū pigs, a breed that has come close to complete extinction.
The Vocabulary of Diversity 10 November 2015 The diversity of livestock and crop variety can be considered a dictionary of sorts, thanks to which it is possible to adequately answer the needs of the great diversity of territories…