
Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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Mókolla from the farm Kirkjulækur in Fljótshlíð, South Iceland, has broken the Icelandic record for the production of milk in the lifetime of a dairy cow, producing a total of 111,354 kilos in 14 years.

The old record belonged to Hrafnhetta from Hólmar in Austur-Landeyjar in the same region. Mókolla is still in good shape and by the end of November, it had produced 151 kilos of milk in excess to what Hrafnhetta did in its lifetime, mbl.is reports.
On the website of the South Iceland Agriculture Society, Mókolla is described as a fortunate cow. Born on April 7, 1996, it is currently in its 17th winter.
It is said to take after its grandmother, Snegla from Hjálmholt, the mother of Snarfari, Mókolla’s father, which turned 17 and milked a total of 100,736 kilos in its life.
In Mókolla’s career as a dairy cow since 1998, the highest-yielding year was 2008 when it produced 10,398 kilos of milk.
The milk contains 4.67 percent of fat and 3.63 percent of protein on average.
Mókolla’s first calf was born on October 24, 1998, and its latest offspring saw the light of day on February 8, 2012.
Click here to read about other high-yielding dairy cows.
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The 2013 Reykjavík International Children’s Film Festival opens at the cinema Bíó Paradís on Hverfisgata in downtown Reykjavík on May 29.
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The exchange of power in Iceland took place yesterday when the government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson formally took over from that of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and ministers exchange keys.
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Mountaineer Leifur Örn Svavarsson became the first Icelander to reach the peak of Everest, the world’s highest mountain, by the North Face from Tibet just before sunrise yesterday morning.
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Iceland’s new government formally took power today following a state council meeting at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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