Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 38, No. 1 (Feb 2018), pp. 14-23 (10 pages) Summer farms are seasonal enterprises in high-elevation mountain regions, established for and highly specialized in ...

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, ...

I n the shadow of the Breithorn and Jungfrau, two of Switzerland's celebrated Alps, an American transplant named Vicki explained how cheese is made by hand. Her husband, Hans, a taciturn, stocky man ...

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 ...

When in the Swiss Alps, do as the Swiss do and ride a dairy cow. According to Smithsonian, at Bolderhof Farm, owner Heinz Morgenegg was curious what would happen if he tried to climb on the back of ...

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