Category Archives: English news
Hungary to Receive Euro 3.4 billion in Rural Development Funding
In the coming 7 years between 2014 and 2020, Hungary expects to receive a total of some 3.4 billion euros in rural development funding, emphasised Minister of State for Rural Development Zsolt V. Németh at the 4th HUNAGI mobile GIS geoinformation conference.
Appetite genes are key to better poultry diets
The welfare of poultry could be improved by a discovery about how chickens regulate their appetites.
Purdue receives grant to research heat tolerance of maize
Purdue University scientists will receive US$1.1 million to find ways to increase maize’s tolerance to heat, the research will be cariied out throught the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center.
Hungary is one of the union’s largest honey producers
In reaction to a query from Greenpeace Hungary, the Ministry of Rural Development has issuing a statement reinforcing the fact that apiculture is indeed an extremely important economic activity in Hungary, not least because of the significance of honey production within the agricultural economy.
Hungary has favourable capabilities for organic farming
„It is hoped that Hungary may be the guest of honour at the 2014 Biofach international trade fair in Nuremberg”, said the Ministry of Rural Development’s Deputy State Secretary Katalin Tóth at an agriculture conference.
Alltech launches mycotoxin management program
Molds and mycotoxins dominated headlines last year as the ever-present threat showed up in feed bunks and silage piles in the aftermath of the 2012 drought in Australia and the floods in the Philippines or China.
The egg box that updates a humble yet classic design
Eva Valicsek designed her replacement for the current egg carton as part of her course studying package design at the University of West Hungary
Russia to allocate funds for livestock feed
Russian Ministry of Agriculture is going to allocate 15 billion rubles (US$ 500 million) for livestock producers in the form of subsides for purchasing feed, announced the Minister Nikolai Fyodorov recently.
Barroso about the Hungarian Fundamental Law…
Statement from the President of the European Commission and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on the vote by the Hungarian Parliament of the Fourth amendment to the Hungarian Fundamental Law.
Sándor Fazekas: Water Management is a National Issue
„The constitutional regulations regard domestic water assets as a natural treasure, and its management is a challenge for us all”, said Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas in the Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County town of Fegyvernek at the first stop in the series of public debates on the latest National Rural Development Strategy.
Strategic Agreement on Tourism
The Ministry of Rural Development and Hungarian tourist marketing organisation Magyar Túrizmus (MT) Ltd. are to continue the cooperation they began in 2007.
US soil drought recovery could take two years
The Midwest suffered the worst drought in years last summer, and Midwest soil has been suffering from a drought since early 2010. As a result, crops have wilted and farmers have fallen on hard times.
40 million euros for banana producers in the EU outermost regions
Banana growers in the EU’s outermost regions will get a one-off payment of up to €40 million in financial 2013 to offset their lack of competitiveness and changing EU market conditions.
Russia: Compulsory registration of GMO products
A bill to introduce compulsory registration of all products containing GM-components is in the final stages of adoption by the Russian parliament.
Value of potatoes for feed rise as corn prices increase
Based on US $8 (€6) per-bushel corn prices, the value of potatoes for animal feed is roughly US $3.20 (€2,38) per hundredweight, according to a study by University of Idaho Extension economist Joe Guenthner.
Majority of Greek farmers in favour of GM maize
According to a study published in the Journal of Agribiotechnology Management and Economics 61% of Greek farmers are in favour of planting genetically modified (GM) maize should the ban on GM maize cultivation be lifted.
