Category Archives: English news

Balatonfüred Wine Weeks – Three Weeks of Merriment

„Balatonfüred and the area around it isn’t just famous fro its wines, but also because of its relationship with the arts”, Minister of State for Rural Development Zsolt V. Németh said at the opening of the Balatonfüred Wine Weeks festival.

What’s inside the Japanese compound feed industry

Not many people call the Japanese feed market ‘attractive’, possibly due to it being an isolated market, or that there are significant industry developments in other neighbouring Asian countries, maybe even down to the strict quality and safety regulations. 

Track and trace: 
From feed to fork

The recent horse meat incident in Europe illustrates the complexity that still exists within the food supply chain in developed markets.

2013 OMÉK Agriculture and Food Industry Expo coming up

The National Agriculture and Food Industry Exhibition (OMÉK) will be held once again this year at the Hungexpo exhibition centre between September 18-22, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas announced.

Ukraine expecting bumper soybean harvest this year

Ukrainian farmers have sown 91 percent of the planned soybeans in an area of 1,317 hectares.

Study: Health concerns for pigs on GM feed

A recently published study claims that pigs fed a diet of genetically modified soybeans and corn had a higher rate of stomach inflammation than pigs fed non-GM feed.

Immediate Investigation Ordered in GMO Seed Case

The Minster of Rural Development has ordered an immediate investigation of seeds and crops after it came to his attention that certain quantities of genetically modified (GMO) maize seeds had entered Hungary illegally across the country’s eastern borders.

EU: Revising legislation for safer food, feed

The European Commission is modernising legislation around food, feed, live animals, and plants – your views are welcomed.

US investigates how GM wheat came to be in Oregon field

The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) are investigating how unapproved genetically modified when came to be a field in Oregon.

Agriculture Ministers from Visegrad Four Countries Discuss EU Tobacco Regulations and the CAP

The Polish Presidency of the Visegrad Group organised its third meeting of agriculture ministers in Krakow on May 16-17.

Draft Ecological Farming Action Plan Developed

The draft of the Ministry of Rural Development’s Ecological Farming Action Plan has been completed and social debate on the draft is expected to begin in early June, the Ministry’s Deputy State Secretary to Parliamentary, Social and International Relations.

Russia’s grain regions at high risk of wildfires

Dry and hot weather will persist in Russia’s key agricultural regions and according to forecasts wildfires are expected in the coming days.

Responding to the Challenges of the U.S. Sheep and Lamb Industry

USDA is taking a multi-faceted approach to supporting the American sheep and lamb industry, working with researchers and market analysts to identify strategies and goals.

Hungary destroys acres of GM corn

Hungarian officials have destroyed some 1,000 acres of corn which was found to be genetically modified.

Using egg yolk antibodies to cut poultry nitrogen emissions

One of the environmental challenges that the poultry industry has faced is manure utilisation and/or disposal.

Kazakstan to re-allocate feed crop acreage in 2013

Kazakhstan plans to reduce the planting acreage for wheat and rice crops and increase the growing-area for priority crops like corn and grain plus oil-bearing crops and forage crops.