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Drought-hit corn farmers receive extraordinary support

Financial assistance has arrived for smaller, economically more vulnerable corn farmers who were in a difficult situation due to last year’s severe drought. Based on applications submitted in July, the...

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Agrometeorology: precipitation hinders the harvest, but is good for the sprouted rapeseed

Rain hinders the harvest of sunflower and corn, but is very good for the sprouted rapeseed – wrote HungaroMet Zrt. in its agrometeorological analysis on Thursday. According to the analysis,...

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Agrometeorology: late summer weather helps ripening and harvesting

We should prepare for dry and summer-like warm weather until the middle of next week, which will help ripening and harvesting – HungaroMet Zrt. wrote in its agrometeorological analysis on...

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Agrometeorology: Drought is only slowly easing in the Great Plain

The rains and showers of the first half of the week provided thorough irrigation in many places, but the soil in the southern half of the Danube-Tisza region remains very...

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2025 was another year of drought in Hungary

2025 was another year of drought in Hungary – despite the fact that there was more rainfall than in the infamous year 2022, the groundwater level continued to sink, the...

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Agrometeorology: mostly dry, summery warm, sunny weather helps the harvest

The agricultural drought has ended in a large area in Transdanubia, and has eased in many places in the east, and in the future, mostly dry, summery warm, sunny weather...

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Hungarian agriculture in the grip of extremes: damages already amount to more than 100 billion forints

In 2025, frost damage and summer drought caused more than 100 billion forints of damage together. The yield of orchards fell by 70-80 percent in several places, and arable crops...

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Agrometeorology: Precipitation is coming, but the amount is not as needed

Rain is greatly needed across the country, and precipitation is coming in the coming days, but the amount is expected to be well below what is needed – HungaroMet Zrt....

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Agrometeorology: significant precipitation expected, but not in sufficient quantity

Significant precipitation is expected on Thursday and Friday, although not evenly distributed and not in sufficient quantity – wrote HungaroMet Zrt. in its agrometeorological analysis on Thursday. According to the...

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Agrometeorology: Drought intensifies, forced ripening of summer crops expected

The heat is increasing in the coming days, and no significant precipitation is expected in most parts of the country, so forced ripening of summer crops is expected under drought...

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Agrometeorology: heatwave, atmospheric drought and heat stress await plants

Sunny, dry weather is expected until next weekend with peak temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius and frequent atmospheric drought, which not only makes the development of field plants more difficult,...

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Agrometeorology: Drought not easing in large areas

Precipitation arrived in many places at the end of last week, but large areas were almost completely left out of the rain. A heat wave is not likely in the...

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Drought anxiety in agriculture: corn, potatoes and apples are most at risk

This summer’s drought is already making its mark on Hungarian agriculture – the yields of maize, potatoes and apples are most at risk of significant decline. Experts from the HUN-REN...

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HUN-REN: This year’s drought may mainly affect the yield of corn, potatoes and apples

This year’s drought may mainly affect the yield of corn, potatoes and apples – the HUN-REN Agricultural Research Center drew attention on Monday. In their statement, they emphasized: according to...

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Agrometeorology: Plants are waiting for precipitation

The poor weather of the past week has not been good for plant development, with the exception of the western, northwestern and northeastern parts of the country, the area affected...

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Harvesting is over in Békés County

The harvesting is over in Békés, the average yields are well below previous years. The storm is damaging the sunflower, the drought is damaging the corn. According to the data...

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A thousand water experts are working to combat the drought

A thousand water experts are working nationwide to combat the drought and to help troubled pond farms, fish and fishing pond operators – said the State Secretary for Agriculture of...

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Imre Hubai: artificial water replenishment helps the landscape’s natural adaptability

Artificial water replenishment, which is inevitably necessary due to climate change, helps the landscape’s natural adaptability – stated Imre Hubai, the State Secretary responsible for agriculture at the Ministry of...

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It’s hot on the pasture – heat stress research in pastured beef cattle

The summer drought poses serious challenges to livestock producers in addition to crop production, with pastures already showing signs of discharges typical of August in many places. Heat stress is...

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Agrometeorology: further precipitation is greatly needed

Although significant precipitation arrived last week after the extreme drought in June, and the drought has eased or even ended in large areas, further precipitation is needed in many places...

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A watershed year in viticulture: this is how winemakers are fighting the drought

The lack of precipitation is now critical for vineyards in the post-flowering stage: where there is no rain, producers can expect severe crop losses and capital destruction. The year 2025...

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Ecological water replenishment has begun on the Ős-Sárvíz River

Ecological water replenishment has begun on the Szedres section of the Ős-Sárvíz River, 100 l/minute, a total of 80 thousand cubic meters of fresh water is being supplied to the...

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Agrometeorology: Drought eased nationwide, ended in large areas

Due to the precipitation that fell in the first half of the week, the drought eased nationwide, ended in large areas, and vegetation refreshed – HungaroMet Zrt. wrote in its...

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Irrigation water resources equivalent to one-third of Lake Balaton are available

Despite the extraordinary drought and lack of precipitation, we can meet all irrigation needs – said Imre Hubai, State Secretary for Agriculture at the Ministry of Agriculture. He added that...

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Free irrigation water provided to farmers is a key element in the fight against drought

Free irrigation water provided to farmers is a key element in the fight against drought, the State Secretary for Agriculture of the Ministry of Agriculture announced in Kisköre on Saturday....

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There is a problem with corn

As we enter the middle of the summer harvest season, the picture of the 2025 arable crop results is becoming clearer. The barley harvest is practically complete, and about a...

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We must learn to manage our own water resources responsibly

As with football, it is also true for water management that we are a country of ten million experts, but before we pass judgment on the subject or give advice...

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Viktor Orbán: a thousand people and more than two hundred machines mobilized to reduce drought damage

Five billion forints had to be mobilized to reduce the damage caused by the drought, about a thousand people had to be assigned, while more than 200 machines are also...

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Imre Hubai: Sufficient Quantity and Good Quality of Grain Harvested in Hungary

This year’s harvest has yielded a satisfactory quantity and quality of grain in Hungary – announced Imre Hubai, State Secretary for Agriculture at the Ministry of Agriculture, during a press...

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Farmers are being helped against drought with free water fees, water retention and irrigation modernization

While the government supports farmers by assuming the water service fee and developing irrigation, Brussels and the Tisza Party would make farmers pay for the cost of fighting the drought,...

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