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Greek sheep and goat cull raises fears of feta cheese shortage

Hundreds of thousands of sheep and goats are being culled in Greece, due to the outbreak of an infectious disease. It may affect production and exports of the country's famous feta cheese. Anastasia ...
Reuters

Goat plague scares Greek farmers still reeling from historic floods

ZILEFTI, Greece, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Goat plague is the last thing Ioanna Karra needs. The Greek farmer lost nearly all her livestock and equipment in devastating flooding last year and now, as the ...
WTAE-TV

4 Your Weekend: Rain Day, Goat Fest, Greek Food Festival

As we round out the month of July, there's no shortage of happenings around our region this weekend, I'm giving you *** look in the four year weekend wrap up. If July 29th means something special to ...
WBAL

Tens of thousands of goats munch Greek island into crisis

SAMOTHRAKI, Greece (AP) — With oak and chestnut forests, waterfalls and rugged coastline, Samothraki has a wild beauty and a remoteness that sets it apart from other Greek islands. There are no ...
Supply Chain

Livestock Disease Forces Greek Farmers to Cull Sheep and Goat Herds

An outbreak of sheep and goat pox has farmers in Greece culling hundreds of thousands of livestock, fueling concerns over a potential shortage of the country's feta cheese exports. According to BBC ...