The Ministry of Agriculture regards livestock breeders as strategic partners

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Sándor Farkas added: this is especially important now, when “Brussels is constantly attacking animal husbandry and animal breeders with an ideology hidden behind a vague mask of environmental protection”. The Secretary of State listed some anti-corruption folk customs related to St. George’s Day, for example, in order to protect the animals, the barn was sprinkled with millet or smoked with herbs, or the animals were beaten with birch, pear or hazel sticks, sprinkled with holy water, and stroked with a thick pillow to avoid spoiling, and may they grow nicely. “Here, herding and herding pasture animal husbandry is an integral part of the preservation of the natural ecosystem,” he declared. The traditional knowledge and customs of the shepherds who graze huge herds and flocks are still among the most important values, he added, noting that the wilderness, which is part of the world heritage, is destroyed every year by 160 is visited by thousands.

The state secretary referred to the ecotourism infrastructure developments that have been implemented in recent years, which make the time spent alone even more complete

He mentioned the renovated shepherd’s museum, handed over a month ago, where “with the help of an interactive exhibition, with the most modern technical equipment, everyone can get a little taste of the shepherd’s life and get a taste of the wilderness”. Zoltán Pajna (Fidesz-KDNP), the president of the Hajdú-Bihar Assembly, indicated that their local government joined the Hortobágy spring drive-out festival for the first time this year. They made the event more colorful with their gastronomic event called the Vármegye Tastolgátó: 17 settlements in the street of the county’s flavors awaited the visitors with the 29 types of traditional food specialties most characteristic of them, with 1,450 servings of free tasting on Saturday at the location of the drive-out festival, at the site of the Mátai Ménes, he announced. Fülöp Bernadett, the managing director of the Hortobágy Nature Conservation and Gene Preservation Nonprofit Kft., thanked his colleagues who not only organized the sprouting festival, but “they are the ones who contribute to the preservation of natural values, point us back to our roots, and serve as an example to the younger generation”. Ádám Jakab, the independent mayor of Hortobágy, announced that a handicraft fair was organized for the tenth time this year in connection with the eviction holiday.

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