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DRV: first harvest estimate for 2024 - result below previous years The German Raiffeisen Association (DRV) has based on the Stat. Federal Office of December 22, 2023 made a first harvest estimate for winter crops for 2024. The DRV has partly extrapolated the forecasts of yields per hectare using several years of experience. The result of the total…

Anyone who keeps pigs usually also has roof space. So it makes sense to use them to generate your own electricity.

According to estimates by the German Raiffeisen Association (DRV), the area under grain cultivation in Germany will be smaller this year than ever before. The expected harvest quantity shrinks accordingly.

Feed production continues to decline in Germany. The number of feed mills is shrinking.

The EU Parliament wants to protect farmers from Ukrainian grain imports much more than the EU Commission. The MPs are calling for an import brake for these products

In the short term, there is no all-clear for wheat prices. However, prices could rise again towards the new harvest. An agrarfax market analysis by Jan Peters.

Farmers President Rukwied makes it clear that farmers are still waiting for a viable compromise offer on agricultural diesel. The minimum: A package of tariff smoothing and risk equalization reserves.

Irrigation allows more diverse crops to be grown, increases the number of livestock that can be supported and stabilizes crop production with a consistent source of moisture. The Saskatchewan Government is providing roughly $19 million to six irrigation districts for...

For a long time, rapeseed prices fell in the wake of weak soybean prices. But recently there have been signs of a trend reversal. Is it worth the wait?

China's declining import demand for dairy products is narrowing global price scope . China's import trade for dairy products is very important: in the case of whole milk powder, the middle country accounts for almost 50% of world trade imports, for skimmed milk powder it is almost 25%, for butter it is 22% However, in the case of cheese only 8% is…

Farmers can take part in an online survey on simplifying EU agricultural policy until April 8th.

The Ministry of Agriculture wants to require binding milk delivery contracts - because the industry demands it, they say. But some associations are against it. What do the farmers say?

If crop protection products, additives or fertilizers are mixed incorrectly, there is a risk of clogged nozzles, poor effectiveness or even caustic damage.

Next week the sun will shift with a focus on the northern hemisphere. Finally the days are longer and brighter again. Our agricultural weather reveals whether they can then go into the field.

There has been little movement in the top agrar milk price barometer so far in February: some dairies maintained their payout prices, a few increased slightly. There were only discounts in the south.

How do piglet producers or fatteners assess the new federal funding program for the restructuring of animal husbandry? This is how the top agrar readers voted.

Hardly any business can do without it - the farm gas station. To avoid any trouble, farmers should know a few rules.

The fuel co-HVO will be discussed in the Bundestag on Thursday. According to the VDB, the introduction required by the Federal Environment Ministry should be postponed.

SINS is considered a trigger for tail lesions in pigs. This inflammatory process plays a crucial role in necrosis. Fu