http://www.eubusiness.com Latest Agriculture news from the European Union - on EUbusiness.com daily 1 2007-01-02T13:25:17Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/wine-farm.g3r Faced by increasingly ferocious competition from New World wines, Europe's top producer nations have kicked off talks to decide whether or not to liberalise the planting of vineyards. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. farm Headline2 wine 2012-04-19T20:41:35Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/farm-animal-hens.g29 Twelve of 13 EU nations warned to improve the lives of laying-hens or face legal action have failed to comply with animal welfare rules set by the European Commission, says an EU source. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. farm Headline2 hens animal 2012-04-18T11:49:30Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/un-fao-russia-farm.g0p The European Union and the UN's food agency announced an agreement on Thursday to manage vast stocks of obsolete pesticides in the former Soviet Union, warning they had become a "serious threat". No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. farm chemical food UN health FAO Russia 2012-04-12T13:48:25Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/poland-farm-health.fyw Poland will impose a complete ban on growing the MON810 genetically modified strain of maize made by US company Monsanto on its territory, Agriculture Minister Marek Sawicki said Wednesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. farm Poland environment health Headline2 2012-04-04T17:52:24Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/belarus-farm-trade.ftg Belarus said Friday it had suspended livestock imports from the EU over the spread in European farms of the Schmallenberg virus, a new disease that causes deformities in animals at birth. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Belarus livestock farm disease trade 2012-03-23T21:17:11Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/russia-trade-farm.fr4 Russian state agriculture watchdog said Tuesday it would suspend imports of certain protein feeds for animals from the European Union, a day after it banned European imports of pigs and cattle. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. feed Headline trade farm Russia 2012-03-20T16:28:30Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/russia-trade-farm.fr1 The European Union called on Russia on Tuesday to lift a ban on imports of pigs, cattle and other live animals from the EU, saying it sent a "very bad signal" to trade partners. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Russia trade farm 2012-03-20T13:12:09Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/russia-trade-farm.fqk Russia said Monday it would go ahead with its threat to block imports of live pigs and cattle from EU states despite a last-ditch bid by a team of European experts to defuse the new trade row. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. farm Headline2 Russia trade 2012-03-19T21:12:55Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/food-safety-health.for Bacteria that cause the main food-borne infections among people in the European Union commonly show resistance to widely-used antibiotics and antimicrobials, an EU report shows. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. animals farm food health Headline1 safety 2012-03-15T10:16:31Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/bulgaria-farm-eggs.flg Bulgaria's Farming Minister Miroslav Naydenov sought help from Poland on Thursday in a move to battle skyrocketing egg prices weeks ahead of Easter, his press office said. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. farm eggs Bulgaria 2012-03-08T14:59:26Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/food-safety-health.flb A type of bacteria mostly found in raw chicken meat that can cause diarrhoea and fever is on the rise in the European Union, according to a report from European food safety agencies. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. animals farm food health safety Headline2 2012-03-08T12:53:44Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/agri/hens-welfare Council Directive 1999/74/EC, adopted in 1999, distinguishes three types of rearing systems for laying hens: enriched cages where laying hens have at least 750 cm² of cage area per hen; non enriched cage systems where hens have at least 550 cm² of cage area per hen. From 1 January 2003 onwards such cagesmay not be built anymore or utilised for the first time. By January 2012 at the latest this system must be prohibited; and non-cage systems with nests (at least one for 7 hens), adequate perches and where the stocking density does not exceed 9 laying hens per m² usable area. No publisher eub2 Food & Drink Agriculture 2012-03-06T15:50:06Z Link http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/bulgaria-farm-eggs.fkn Sky-rocketing egg prices in Bulgaria ahead of Easter have angered consumers and prompted the farming ministry Tuesday to warn against speculation and suggest more imports. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. farm eggs Headline2 Bulgaria 2012-03-06T15:48:25Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/france-farm-eggs.fhv French cake manufacturers called for urgent help Thursday after several farms halted egg production for failing to implement EU poultry happiness rules, sending the price of eggs sky-rocketing. 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