- Storms and pests have severely damaged the forests in recent years. According to the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, 285,000 hectares must be reforested. For this purpose, mainly origin-safe, genetically adapted and…
- At present, mysterious, unordered packages of plant seeds are giving rise to concern as their origin cannot be located with certainty and it is unknown whether they meet phytosanitary requirements.
- African swine fever first appeared in Germany when an infected wild boar carcass was found near the Polish border in Brandenburg. On this occasion, the IBV would like to draw your attention to the following documents on the…
- For the promotion of legumes for food and agriculture, the Federal Ministry for Agriculture set up a Strategy on Legumes. The secretariat is hosted by the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE).
- In the new edition of "LandInForm", the German Networking Agency for Rural Areas (DVS) presents projects and collaborations that create habitats for insects: In Lower Saxony, more than 400 farmers have qualified as "bee-friendly";…