Vietnam farmers should have looked gift buffalo in mouth, and hoof
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 08:31.
Vietnamese authorities have traced an outbreak of hoof-and-mouth disease among cattle in northern Yen Bai province to 120 infected buffalo that were donated to poor farmers, an animal health official said Monday.
No delay to chicken battery cages ban, EU presidency says
Submitted by William Kaelin on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 14:53.
The French presidency of the European Union said Friday there would be no delay to a planned ban by 2012 of the tiny "battery" cages used by many producers for laying hens.
Rice institute receives 500,000-dollar research donation
Submitted by William Kaelin on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 04:39.
Manila - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) said Tuesday it has received a donation of 500,000 dollars worth of materials that would boost research for cheaper and high-yielding rice varieties
Blocked SAPARD money to be freed?
Submitted by Sofia Marinova on Mon, 06/02/2008 - 12:14.Up to a few days the blocked money under SAPARD will be freed, said the Executive Director of the State Agriculture Fund Dimitar Tadarakov, cited by the Bulgarian National Television.
He announced that on Friday ended a serious audit of the European Commission, which showed that the agency SAPARD had respected procedures and well allocated the money for farming.
Home cellars with 40 awards at the Wine Fair in London
Submitted by Bilyana Petrinska on Sat, 05/24/2008 - 15:54.Bulgarian cellars took 40 awards at the ended International Wine Fair in London. This is the best achievement for the last years, Deutsche Welle reported.
Romania has resolved the problems in the distribution of agricultural funds
Submitted by Sofia Marinova on Sat, 05/24/2008 - 15:49.Romania has authorized the problems in the timely distribution of direct payments from the European Union intended for Romanian farmers, said for Reuters Gergelas Dan, director of the Romanian Agency for payments in agriculture.
Forget about the oil and produce your own ethanol
Submitted by Sofia Marinova on Fri, 05/09/2008 - 09:23.One new company hopes that can make drivers brew ethanol in the comforts of their homes which will not influence food prices. The company is called E-Fuel and it has produced the clever MicroFueler machine to brew ethanol fuel for cars.
The German car market is facing its worse downturn, the nation's auto industry association warned Wednesday as the deepening sense of economic gloom in the country leads to a shakeout in the industry and the prospects of big job cuts.
A comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon as a couple trying to avoid their families at Christmas debuted in first place over the weekend at North American box offices, according to preliminary studio estimates issued Sunday.