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17.07.2015|Ministry of Rural Affairs
First national Open Farm Day takes place today
The first national Open Farm Day will take place today, 19 July, with approximately 150 farms and agricultural companies opening their doors to visitors. This is the biggest event for the promotion of rural life and agriculture ever held in Estonia. The Minister of Rural Affairs, Urmas Kruuse, will...
16.07.2015|Ministry of Rural Affairs
This Sunday: Estonia’s First National Open Farm Day
On Sunday, July 19th, the first national Open Farm Day will take place in Estonia. About 150 Estonian farms and agricultural holdings from the biggest dairy plant to Estonia’s first domestic cider producer will open their doors to visitors.
Minister of Rural Affairs Mr Urmas Kruuse: "Domestic food...
16.06.2015|Ministry of Rural Affairs
Open Farm Day participants marked on a map
As of today, a web map shows all the farms and agricultural holdings participating in Estonia's first national Open Farm Day taking place on 19 July. Altogether around 150 participants will open their doors to the public in the middle of July.
“Starting from today, visitors can view all the farms...
15.06.2015|Ministry of Rural Affairs
OECD Farm Level Analysis Network met in Tallinn on 4–5 June
On 4–5 June 2015, the members of the OECD Farm Level Analysis Network met in Tallinn, to discuss how to improve the quality and relevance of policy analysis applied to agricultural sector through the use of micro-level data, recognising the increasing need for good microdata and related analytical...
27.03.2015|Ministry of Rural Affairs
Fine for exceeding milk quota can be paid in three years
Minister of Agriculture Ivari Padar signed a Regulation providing that milk producers can pay the EU quota exceeding fine in three years. In the EU, milk production limitation by quotas will terminate on 31 March this year.
„Data of 11 months of the quota year 2014/2015 indicate that Estonia...
20.03.2015|Ministry of Rural Affairs
The first national Open Farm Day is to take place in Estonia this summer
On July 19th, 2015 the first national Open Farm Day is to take place, where more than 100 farms and agricultural producers across Estonia are open to receive visitors. Farms interested in participating can sign up until the end of May.
“One has to drive to the countryside for proper food and that...
23.10.2014|Ministry of Rural Affairs
Minister Ivari Padar met with the new ambassador of Poland
On 22 October, Minister Ivari Padar was paid a visit by the new Ambassador of Poland, H. E. Mr Robert Filipczak.
The items of common interest were discussed: how to promote our region and products and to develop cooperation with partners in the region and in the Eastern countries – Agroforum Mare...
08.09.2014|Ministry of Rural Affairs
EU ministers of agriculture emphasized the need to take assistance measures
At the meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council held on September 5th in Brussels, ministers discussed the effects of the sanctions of Russia on the EU food sector. The ministers said that the situation was caused from outside the sector of agriculture and the food sector needed the EU...
08.09.2014|Ministry of Rural Affairs
Padar: European Union stands together for our food producers
On the morning of 4 September in Brussels Minister of Agriculture Ivari Padar met President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz to discuss the possibilities of the EU to help the food sector affected by the sanctions of Russia. The unity of the European Union was seen as the most...
13.08.2014|Ministry of Rural Affairs
Padar: situation may become critical
At the extraordinary meeting with the food sector representatives held on 12 August 2014, Minister of Agriculture Ivari Padar and Minister of Foreign Trade and Entrepreneurship Anne Sulling discussed the current situation of Estonian agricultural producers and food industry as well as the...