Category Archives: English news
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.
Research: New bioenergy yeast strain could cut costs
Researchers at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed a new strain of yeast that could help streamline cellulosic ethanol costs and production.
New Act to Regulate Farmland Trading May be Adopted
„Parliament is expected to adopt the new Act on the trade of farmland during its spring session; the new law will undoubtedly lead to heated debate, but there will definitely be no change in its basic principles”, said the Minister of Rural Development’s Deputy State Secretary for Agricultural Economy.
South Africa invests in Aquaculture programme
The aquaculture sector will be stimulated by investment following a recent launch in the Aquaculture Development and Enhancement Programme (ADEP) by Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies reports Bernama.
