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Speaking of media ignoring stories, a couple years ago the Scottish Farmer ran an intriguing and hard-to-locate bovine story headlined, “French farmer wins battle to turn off 4G antenna after claims of damaging cow herd’s health.”

https://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/20193762.mast-kidding---french-court-orders-4g-turn-off-40-cow-deaths/

Plucky French dairy farmer Frédéric Salgues sued a cell phone provider earlier this year claiming that, since the cell tower’s July 2021 installation about 200 yards away from his farm, 40 of his 200 cows died, and milk production decreased by 20% — starting mere days after the antenna was switched on.

Hard to believe, but there it was.

After evaluating the evidence, the French court agreed. The court-appointed expert testified that, "I have no medical explanation for the sharp drop in milk production, from 15% to 20%, in the days following erection of the antenna.” The judge ordered cell provider Orange to temporarily disable the tower, while the expert evaluates whether the remaining cows recover.

Farmer Salgues was joyful at the win, but the cows were ecstatic. “Moo!”, they told reporters, over and over.