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German agriculture

Farming only generates just under 1% of Germany's GDP — less than in France, to the west, and Poland, to the east. Germany receives €6 billion per year in EU farming subsidies.

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Trockenheit und Dürre in Deutschland

Trockenheit und Dürre in Deutschland

Climate change already affecting German farms

This summer has seen unusually prolonged high temperatures, meaning crop volatility and smaller livestock feed harvests.

Bringing faster internet to Saxony-Anhalt

Bringing faster internet to Saxony-Anhalt

Faster internet needed for German farmers

German farmers face challenges from digitalization and, as DW found out at the Green Week, need faster internet to cope.

DW Sendung Made in Germany Talk Bernhard Kruesken

DW Sendung Made in Germany Talk Bernhard Kruesken

Interview: The future of farming

Farmers’ lobbyist Bernhard Krüsken discusses the challenges facing farmers and farming nowadays.

A German vineyard

A German vineyard

Frosty spring could hit wine drinkers hard

France's wine production is expected to fall 18 percent this year after this spring's frost damaged vines.

Biosiegel

Biosiegel

German farm prices low

Organic produce is the only bright spot in Germany's price-slump plagued farm economy.

Belgian dairy farmers

Belgian dairy farmers

German farmers suffer

The financial plight of German farmers has worsened as a result of falling commodity prices and Russia's import embargo.

Tobias Schröder: What draws a young farmer to the fields

Although farmer Tobias can control his huge combine harvester, nature presents more of a challenge.

German dairy farmer

German dairy farmer

EU aid for farmers

EU agriculture ministers have said German farmers are to get the biggest chunk of a special aid package.

Deutschland Trockenheit Sonne über Maisfeld (Bildergalerie)

Deutschland Trockenheit Sonne über Maisfeld (Bildergalerie)

German harvests dwindle

German harvests have been reduced substantially by droughts this year, with Russia's food ban hitting farmers further.

A young farmer in Brandenburg

A young farmer in Brandenburg

Young German farmers fight to survive

Young farmers who want to set up organic farms are simply unable to find any land. One young woman near Berlin is organizing a movement to address land distribution and purchasing laws.

Nothern German farmers and their beloved cows

Farmers often see themselves as the salt of the earth. It goes pretty much without saying that not many are on YouTube, presenting videos about what they do. That's because they're on Kuhtube! Well, at least in the northern German state of Lower Saxony, that is. DW takes you to one such farm in Grasberg for this report.

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German farmers hit by floods after cold spring

As eastern German cities brace for more flooding, some of the hardest hit financially have been the local farmers. Even before the past week's floods, vegetable farmers had to endure months of unseasonably cold weather that has taken a toll on their crops - and their earnings.

An Edeka shopping cart full of organic produce, such as eggs, granola, yogurth and meat

An Edeka shopping cart full of organic produce, such as eggs, granola, yogurth and meat

Organic boom

German farms can't grow enough organic foods to keep up with increasing demand.

Two wolves move around in their cage at Dörverden, Wolfcenter (Photo: Carmen Jaspersen dpa/lni (zu dpa/lni 0661) +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Two wolves move around in their cage at Dörverden, Wolfcenter (Photo: Carmen Jaspersen dpa/lni (zu dpa/lni 0661) +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Troublesome wolves

Wolves returning to the German state of Brandenburg are proving to be a pest for local farmers.

United against Soil Erosion - German farmers in Georgia

German farmers concerned about their future

German vegetable growers are fearful of the long term impact of the E.coli scare, especially if even more sorts of vegetables come under suspicion.

Organic farmer Leonhard Palm

Organic farmer Leonhard Palm

Poison produce

The E. coli oubreak has been under way for weeks now, but for some, the trouble is just beginning.

Cucumbers

Cucumbers

E. coli confusion

German farmers have been hit hard by the E. coli outbreak and believe they are being demonized.

A chicken farm

A chicken farm

Dioxin scandal

German farmers are calling for compensation in the wake of contaminated feed scandal.

A farmer works his field from a tractor

A farmer works his field from a tractor

Losing out

The EU's proposals to rethink farm subsidies have German farmers and the government crying foul.

tractors lined up leading to Berlin's Victory Column.

tractors lined up leading to Berlin's Victory Column.

Concession to farmers

An unpopular diesel fuel tax is to be axed by the end of 2009 in response to farmers' demands.

One of Karl Merk's new arms shortly after the operation, photo courtesy of Rechts der Isar Clinic

One of Karl Merk's new arms shortly after the operation, photo courtesy of Rechts der Isar Clinic

Newly Armed

The world's first double arm transplant recipient is extremely pleased with his new appendages.

German farmers

Due to averse weather conditions the decrease in harvest is expected to result in an increase in prices in foodstuff like baked goods wheareas good yields are expected for the wine and apple harvest.

Panic on the Farm

A German farmer said his hens were shocked into laying fewer eggs by a noisy hot air balloon.

Growing Pains

German farmers pray for rain as crops succumb to record low precipitation and high temperatures.

Filling the Organic Gap

Strict regulations are forcing German stores to rely on organic imports to meet growing demand.

Farmers Losing Out in German Organic Boom

The demand for organic produce in Germany has never been higher, now that discount supermarkets are also offering cheaper organic produce. But German farmers are losing out due to an inability to meet rising demand.

German Poultry Lockdown Restarts Cage Controversy

A mandatory measure to coop up poultry to prevent an outbreak of bird flu has taken effect in Germany. Most farmers support the move but some worry it might lead to chickens being held in cages for longer than needed.

German Farmers Like Polish Workers Just Fine

When Germany's government employment agency recommended out-of-work Germans help out with the annual spring harvest, farmers protested loudly. They prefer the harder-working seasonal workers from Eastern Europe.

German Farmer Groups Slam Sloppy BSE testing

German Farmer Leader Rejects EU Reform Plan

A Summer of Discontent for Eastern German Farmers

The EU's plan to cut direct subsidies to large farms will hit eastern German farmers harder than those in any other region in Europe. Thousands of jobs are at stake in a region grappling with staggering unemployment.

EU Agriculture Reforms Could Pinch East German Farmers

The head of the Brussels bureau of the German Farmers Association says the European Commission's radical new agricultural reforms will disproportionately harm eastern German farmers.