• • • Tree planting is one of the answers Tree planting is one of the answers of the Ministry of Agriculture to climate change, Minister of Agriculture István Nagy stated in Mosonmagyaróvár at the tree planting event of the National Programme for Creating Woodland. At the event, the Minister…
• • • The effect of associative rhizobacteria-based bio-preparations on oat productivity and soil fertility in Central Yacutia The research was conducted in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in 2013–2015. The use of associative rhizobacteria-based preparations is an environmentally friendly way to increase crop yields and improve soil fertility. It…
• • • Growing the Future Together Plant breeding innovation is essential to contribute to a sustainable agriculture production that fosters food security and healthy nutrition. This is one of the key messages by the High-level Conference on Plant Breeding Innovation “Growing the Future Together” hold by Copa-Cogeca and Euroseeds…
• • • Effect of mineral fertilizers on sorghum-sudangrass hybrids in the south-west of the Central Non-Chernozem area The experiment took place in the Bryansk region in 2015–2017. The article presents the results on improvement of individual elements in the cultivation technology of sorghum-sudangrass hybrids in the south-west of the…
• • • MLA to waive fees in bid to help rebuild flock and herd Big red meat service provider Meat & Livestock Australia has put its money where its mouth is by waiving all fees and charges to producers for services it delivers in a bid to fast-track adoption…
• • • Harvest woes increase supply of alternative feeds There could be numerous options for alternate winter feeds this year as some crops originally intended for grain are being harvested as feed. With the increased availability and falling prices of alternative winter feeds in some areas, there could be…
• • • Environmental trial of wheatgrass varieties from northern Kazakhstan in the conditions of Central Yakutia Crested wheatgrass (Agropyron pectinаtum (Bieb.) Beab.) and Siberian wheatgrass (Agropyron fragile (Roth.) P. Candargy) are new perennial feed grasses for Yakutia’s grass sowing. The high drought tolerance of grains determines the prospects of…
• • • Pasture ecosystems of new legume varieties as affected by improved cultivation methods Investigations took place in the Moscow region in 2015–2017. To improve early recommended methods for cultivation of legume-gramineous mixtures the experiment analyzed the performance of white clover “VIK 70” and “Lugovik”, red clover — “Tetraploidnyy…
• • • Harvesting ‘Red Gold’ on the rooftops of Paris Saffron, the world’s most expensive spice, used to be widely grown in France but more or less died out with the arrival of mechanised farming methods. Now four French sisters are spurring on a saffron revival, growing it on…
• • • Agriculture minister discusses development opportunities in Vietnam Minister of Agriculture István Nagy discussed agricultural development opportunities, the effects of climate change, water management and opportunities for cooperation in education and research with his Vietnamese counterpart in Vietnam. Nagy and Nguyen Xuan Cuong inaugurated Hungarian poultry company Master…
