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Hunters Kill Several Horses and Pony, Hunting Law to Be Changed

Hunters Kill Several Horses and Pony, Hunting Law to Be Changed

Bratislava, January 26 (TASR) – A newly created commission for veterinary issues and animal protection was convened in Parliament on Tuesday to discuss amending the Hunting Law after hunters killed four horses and a pony on private properties within what are officially considered to be built-up areas in Banska Bystrica region,

First Domestic Breeding African Swine Fever Case in 11 Months Reported

First Domestic Breeding African Swine Fever Case in 11 Months Reported

Trebisov, July 13 (TASR) – For the first time in 11 months a case of the African swine fever virus (ASFV) has been found in domestic rearing in Slovakia, with the site of infection identified at a small holding in the village of Cierna, Trebisov district (Kosice region), the State Veterinary

UHS: Bad Polish Poultry Meat Imported to Slovakia, Ruins Domestic Firms

UHS: Bad Polish Poultry Meat Imported to Slovakia, Ruins Domestic Firms

Bratislava, May 1 (TASR) – Defective Polish poultry meat, which would ordinarily end up in incinerators, continues to be imported to Slovakia, at the same time causing economic troubles to domestic poultry breeders, TASR was told by Daniel Molnar, director of Slovakia’s Union of Poultry Breeders. “The fact that low-quality

Matecna Wants to Ban Cultivation of GMO in Slovakia

Matecna Wants to Ban Cultivation of GMO in Slovakia

Bratislava, February 24 (TASR) – Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (Slovak National Party/SNS) wants to ban the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Slovakia. Therefore, Matecna and the Association of Fodder Producers, Warehouses and Business Companies (ZVKSaOS) chief Marian Uhrik signed the memorandum on co-operation in the

SNS: We Want to Increase Proportion of Slovak Food to 70% by 2030

SNS: We Want to Increase Proportion of Slovak Food to 70% by 2030

Bratislava, February 11 (TASR) – Following its activities regarding the issue of double food-quality standards, the Slovak National Party (SNS) will continue to fight for the rights of Slovak consumers, aiming to increase the share of Slovak food on the shelves to 70 percent by 2030, while also ensuring access to

Matecna: Self-sufficiency in Egg Production Is in State's Strategic Interest

Matecna: Self-sufficiency in Egg Production Is in State's Strategic Interest

Bratislava, February 7 (TASR) – Increasing social pressure to stop production of hen eggs from cage farming creates the risk that Slovak eggs will disappear from shops in the future, said Agriculture Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Gabriela Matecna (Slovak National Party/SNS). Therefore, she initiated the agreement on co-operation with

Slovakia Global Power in Malt Production, But Farmers Cut Barley Acreage

Slovakia Global Power in Malt Production, But Farmers Cut Barley Acreage

Nitra, November 12 (TASR) – A global power in the production of malt, Slovakia exports 82 percent of its output, making it the sixth biggest exporter in Europe and the twelfth in the world, said president of the Slovak Association of Beer and Malt Producers Jana Shepperd on Wednesday, noting at