Agriculture: Seven years of work, not a single salary - My job is an expensive hobby
African Swine Fever in Spain, halt in deliveries to China, a kilogram price of only 1.45 euros - more and more pig farmers are giving up. Annika Thier still wants to take over her father's farm. Why?
Annika Thier, 28, works on her family's farm in Rosenberg, Baden-Württemberg, which has 3800 pigs and 120 hectares of land. She has been working there for seven years without taking a salary or vacation. To make ends meet, she also works at the state pig breeding institute in nearby Boxberg. Thier aims to take over the farm despite its financial challenges. She was preparing for the arrival of new piglets at 14:30.
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