Summary of newspapers of the previous day – 22. 7. 2025

Farmers will receive higher advances for direct payments, including due to weather extremes

Farmers will now have an opportunity to receive higher advances for direct payments for the area of cultivated land or livestock. This is an increase from 50 percent to 70 percent, the change was approved by EU member states. The Ministry of Agriculture announced this in a press release today.

Farmers have so far harvested 12 percent of cereals, a third last year, weather fluctuations affect this

Unstable weather continues to affect this year's harvest. While last year at this time farmers had harvested more than a third of the cereal areas, currently it is 12.35 percent, i.e. 148,599 hectares. The rapeseed harvest is also slower this year.

Whole milk without cows is coming. Scientists are teaching bacteria how to produce it

Dairy products are one of the foundations of human nutrition. But their production is very demanding – in terms of energy, water and agricultural land. Science is therefore looking for an alternative. And it seems that microorganisms could offer it.

The Food Inspection Authority has already closed a hundred establishments this year

The State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority (SAFIA) has already had almost a hundred establishments closed this year. Most often because they discovered dirt, pests, rodent droppings or poor waste management.