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Seed Association: Organic farming on a growth path
The areas included in domestic organic farming have continued to grow, now stably exceeding 300 thousand hectares. By the end of the decade, the share of organic areas could double,...
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Csaba Gyuricza: Farmers cannot afford to wait
The future of agriculture is not about patching up the problems of the past, but about exploiting the new opportunities offered by artificial intelligence – emphasized Csaba Gyuricza, rector of...
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MATE researchers have found a solution for the utilization of mycotoxin-contaminated corn
In recent years, due to the increasingly intensive spread of fungal pathogens (e.g. Aspergillus species) due to climate change, corn production has faced not only quantitative but also qualitative problems....
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Agrometeorology: soil moisture continues to fill
Without greater cold, and with sufficient moisture in the soil, the weaker autumn cereal crops may strengthen in the Great Plain, with a forecast of more significant rain in Transdanubia...
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Foreign trade of green peppers has fallen, but its surplus has increased
According to data from the Central Statistical Office, 95.5 thousand tons of peppers were harvested in Hungary from 1.31 thousand hectares in 2024. According to data from the Central Statistical...
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Tomatoes that stay fresh for two months? Indian innovation could open a new chapter for smallholder farmers
A bold and promising technological innovation has emerged from southern India that could fundamentally change the way we store fresh vegetables. Researchers in the state of Karnataka, one of India’s...
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Rapeseed prices have decreased in Hungary
According to Oil World, global production of rapeseed and canola may exceed the previous year by 9 percent, reaching 82.9 million tons in the 2025/2026 marketing year. World market consumption...
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Organic farming on a growth trajectory, the size of the eco-area is now stable at over 300 thousand hectares
The size of the areas included in domestic organic farming has further increased, now stably exceeding 300 thousand hectares. According to the Organic Seed Working Group of the Seed Association...
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The drought protection was effective
Every element of the Drought Protection Action Plan was implemented, and the 4.7 billion forint budget covering it was fully used by the relevant water management directorates, announced Imre Hubai,...
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István Nagy: Hungarian agriculture will be Europe’s top by 2030
Hungarian agriculture and food industry will be Europe’s top by 2030, the 15-year construction has laid the foundations for further development – István Nagy said on Tuesday in Budapest, at...
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István Nagy: the future belongs to family farms
The future belongs to family farms, and development and technological modernization are the answers to market challenges – said the Minister of Agriculture in Dunaharaszti on Thursday, after visiting the...
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Forest management model project begins in Pilis Park Forest
A forest management model project has begun in Pilis Park Forest within the framework of the HUSK Biosphere Reserves cross-border program, supported by the Interreg Hungary-Slovakia Cooperation Program, the Pilis...
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The competition where the shapers of the future of agriculture compete
The Szent István Campus of the Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences in Gödöllő will host the final of the AgroVirtus Academy Competition between November 26-28. Regarding the competition...
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Soil preparation nears completion for autumn crops
According to the operational reports for the date of November 12, the planned area of autumn crops this year is 1.6 million hectares, with soil preparation completed on 98.6 percent...
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Péter Szijjártó: Hungary launches another four billion forint agricultural support program in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The government is launching another four billion forint support program in Bosnia and Herzegovina, under which local agricultural enterprises can purchase equipment manufactured in Hungary, and everyone wins, Minister of...
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The future belongs to family farms
The future belongs to family farms, and development and technological modernization are the answers to market challenges – said the Minister of Agriculture in Dunaharaszti on Thursday, after visiting the...
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The number of cattle slaughters increased by almost a quarter
3 million 639 thousand pigs were slaughtered in Hungarian slaughterhouses in the first three quarters of 2025, 3.8 percent more (+132 thousand units) than in January-September 2024. The total live...
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Agrometeorology: autumn-winter recharge of soils has begun
In the past week, heavy rainfall has irrigated a significant part of the country, thus beginning the autumn-winter recharge of soils. Although there were significant regional differences in the amount...
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Chamber of Agriculture: This year’s apple harvest is well below average
Due to spring frosts, a cool May, drought and a summer with extreme temperature fluctuations, apple producers were able to harvest the weakest harvest of all time – according to...
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Hungarian agriculture will be Europe’s top by 2030
Hungarian agriculture and food industry will be Europe’s top by 2030, the construction that has been ongoing since 2010 has laid the foundations for further development – István Nagy said...
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The price of lamb increased in the EU and in Hungary
According to data from the European Commission, the European Union’s sheep and goat imports (live animals and meat) were 118.8 thousand tonnes in January-July 2025, an increase of 20 percent...
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African swine fever identified in a dead wild boar on Szentendre Island
The domestic African swine fever (ASP) epidemic situation is worsening: on November 24, the Nébih laboratory confirmed the presence of the ASP virus in a dead wild boar on Szentendre...
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AM: with the support of the government, the administration of the grape and wine sector rests on a stable foundation
Hungary’s excellent natural resources, the value-creating power of the domestic wine industry and the professional preparedness of the mountain judges ensure that the Hungarian grape and wine culture not only...
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Hungarian apple producers in trouble, this year’s harvest well below average
The weather has dealt a serious blow to Hungarian apple orchards this year. Due to spring frosts, an unusually cool May, drought and a summer with extreme temperature fluctuations, the...
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Duck and goose slaughtering numbers have fallen
According to AKI slaughter statistics, 545.1 thousand tonnes (live weight) of poultry were slaughtered in Hungary in the first nine months of 2025, 0.8 percent less than between January and...
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AM: French-Hungarian cooperation for the future of European agriculture
The current EU agricultural support system must be maintained and the resources allocated to farmers must be preserved, and our country also counts on France in this fight – said...
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More compound fertilizers sold this year
Fertilizer distributors sold 1.053 million tons of fertilizer directly to farmers in the first three quarters of 2025, which was only 0.7 percent more than the amount a year earlier....
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AM: land sales program continues
Farmers will have the opportunity to purchase more than 3,100 pieces of state-owned land with an area of less than 10 hectares from Monday. Purchase offers can be made for...
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AM: Hungary does not want artificial meat
Hungary does not want artificial meat – the Ministry of Agriculture (AM) told MTI on Monday. The statement quoted István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture, who reported on his social media...
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József Viski: separate, two-pillar common agricultural policy with its own budget must be preserved
Hungary continues to stand in favor of maintaining the independent, two-pillar common agricultural policy (CAP) of the European Union with its own budget, and urges implementation guarantees in order to...
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