After the European Commission has greenlit €13 million in subsidies for Lithuanian dairy farmers, the Lithuanian government will add another €11 million that has been promised before, the country’s agriculture minister has said. The ministry […]
Lithuania would like to get a bigger percentage of the European Union‘s support for dairy farmers than its share in total milk production, according to the country’s agriculture minister. Virginija Baltraitienė said on Thursday that […]
In response to particularly difficult situation of Lithuania’s milk producers, the Ministry of Agriculture plans to distribute state subsidies earlier. Milk producers will receive support for 2016 as early as late June or early July. […]
Lithuania’s agriculture attaché in Brussels says that the country’s dairy farmers can expect support from the European Commission, although there are no guarantees yet, LRT reports. Karolis Anužis says that the decision should be clear […]
Agriculture has proven fertile ground for innovators and developers of smart solutions as well as investors eager to put their money into new technology. However, Lithuanian startups have so far shown little interest in the field. […]
Lithuania’s largest organic agriculture group Agrowill Group plans to attract €20 million of investment to become the largest and most advanced organic farm in Europe. Agrowill Group board chairman Kęstutis Juščius said that currently the […]
Lithuanian farmers gave out free milk to people in the centre of Vilnius outside the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday in protest at the low prices they are getting from retailers for their milk. […]
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that the government is making an effort to secure assistance from the European Commission for the country’s dairy farmers. […]
The Lithuanian government is giving out €18 million to dairy farmers who say low prices have dealt a lethal blow to small farms. About 1,500 farmers will distribute the subsidy, about €80 per cow. Members […]
After an unusually cool spring this year, Lithuanian farmers say that harvests will be late. Potato farmer Edas Sasnauskas tells LRT Radio that bad weather delayed works in the fields by at least two weeks. […]
Forming cooperatives is the only way for Lithuania’s small farmers to survive, says Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė. Farmers throughout Europe have been hit by small prices and even medium-sized farms are struggling to stay afloat, […]
The revival in the cultivation of hemp for use in practical products in Lithuania is a revival of a thousands year-old practice according to archaeologists. […]
The European Commission‘s efforts to talk with Russia about opening up its markets for European pork did not meet with much success, according to EU commissioner for agriculture Phil Hogan. […]
Lithuania has sent its first shipment of meat products to the United States, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Tuesday. […]
The Lithuanian government has set aside €18 million to support the country’s dairy farmers. They will start receiving the subsidy in early May. “We hope that the government support will help the farmers to survive […]
The Lithuanian government has suggested using dividends from two state-owned energy companies to support dairy farmers. Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has told parliament that Lietuvos Energija and Klaipėdos Nafta will pay twice more in dividends […]
The Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, Friday struck down a controversial piece of legislation adopted a week ago to regulate milk prices. […]
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