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A man drinks a pilsner. / Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa/Symbolic image

County auctions off beer brewing plant

The district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge has put a special object up for sale. A beer brewing plant used in the past for vocational training is to find a new owner in an auction, as the district announced on Friday. The plant, including the cooling ice water system, fermentation tanks, strat ..

Grapes hanging in front of the Belvedere viewpoint at the Schloss Wackerbarth state winery / Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

Nine wineries promote Saxon wine at trade fair

Saxon winegrowers will be promoting fine wines from the region at the international trade fair "ProWein" (March 10 to 12). "The trade fair offers an excellent opportunity to introduce Saxony's excellent wine products to a knowledgeable trade audience," said Thomas Horn, Managing Director of Saxony's ..

People walking through a hall at the International Green Week 2023 / Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa

Saxony's agricultural and food sector at the Green Week in Berlin

38 companies and associations from Saxony are presenting their products and innovations at the Green Week in Berlin, including eight certified organic farms. Agriculture Minister Wolfram Günther emphasizes the importance of the trade fair for regional value creation and climate protection.

Pigs lying in the pen of a pigsty. / Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa/Symbolic image

New slaughterhouse for pigs

A new slaughterhouse for pigs is set to go into operation in the district of Central Saxony in spring 2024. The plan is to slaughter and cut up 60 pigs a week in Königshain-Wiederau, Genießergenossenschaft Sachsen eG announced on Monday. The meat is to be processed in partner companies. According to ..

Soybean is planted in Sschsen-Anhalt on an area of 2700 hectares / Photo: (©) Engdao Wichitpunya / 123RF/Dr. Kade Pharmaceutical Factory/obs

Area under soybean cultivation tripled in Saxony-Anhalt

The size of the cultivated areas for soybeans in Saxony-Anhalt has tripled in recent years. While in 2016 soybeans were grown on about 887 hectares of land, last year it was 2700 hectares, as reported by the State Statistical Office in Halle on Monday. The number of cultivating farms has also increa ..