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Takac: Farm Subsidies Worth €511 million Paid Out from 2024 Programme So Far

Takac: Farm Subsidies Worth €511 million Paid Out from 2024 Programme So Far

Farm subsidies worth €511 million have been paid out from the 2024 programme to date, making up 86.69 percent of the total sum of €589.5 million, Agriculture Minister Richard Takac told a news conference on Thursday.

Takac and Farmers' Representatives Call for Compliance with Measures

Takac and Farmers' Representatives Call for Compliance with Measures

Bratislava, March 31 (TASR) - Foot-and-mouth disease hasn't yet spread to other farms, leaving Slovakia with five outbreaks of the disease, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) said on Monday, adding that the suspected infection in the village of Dolny Ohaj (Nitra region) hasn't

Takac: Cattle Culling in Plavecky Stvrtok to Start Probably on Wednesday

Takac: Cattle Culling in Plavecky Stvrtok to Start Probably on Wednesday

Cattle culling at a farm in the village of Plavecky Stvrtok in the district of Malacky, at which the presence of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed on Sunday, will probably start on Wednesday (April 2), Agriculture Minister Richard Takac said following a crisis management team meeting.

Takac: No Other Farms Confirmed with Foot-and-mouth Disease

Takac: No Other Farms Confirmed with Foot-and-mouth Disease

Bratislava, March 28 (TASR) - No additional farms in Slovakia have been confirmed with foot-and-mouth disease, and the government has taken measures against this disease in a timely and swift manner, said Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) at a press conference on Friday, partly in response to

Takac: EC Experts Confirmed Measures against Foot-and-Mouth Have Been Correct

Takac: EC Experts Confirmed Measures against Foot-and-Mouth Have Been Correct

European Commission (EC) experts have confirmed that the the measures that Slovakia has put in place to address foot-and-mouth disease have been correct, said Agriculture Minister Richard Takac following his meeting with EC experts on Thursday.

Gov't Okays Declaring Country-wide State of Emergency Due to Foot-and-Mouth

Gov't Okays Declaring Country-wide State of Emergency Due to Foot-and-Mouth

Bratislava, March 25 (TASR) - At its extraordinary session on Tuesday, the government approved the declaration of a state of emergency in response to foot-and-mouth disease covering the entire territory of Slovakia. Premier Robert Fico had announced this intention at a news conference held before the session with Agriculture Minister

Emergency Measures for Foot-and-mouth Disease Enter into force

Emergency Measures for Foot-and-mouth Disease Enter into force

Bratislava, March 21 (TASR) - The extraordinary emergency measures ordered by Chief Veterinary Surgeon Martin Chudy in connection with the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease have entered into force in Slovakia and will be valid until further notice. According to Chudy, the disease can pose a serious danger to animal health.