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RSS![Weighing a sample of feed material in a lab](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/P055101-643792.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=oQSf42Wk)
Official national control labs in the EU will now prepare to carry out tests to detect trace levels of antibiotics in feed.
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'Open Access', a joint project between the European Commission’s JRC and the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD), is allowing the next generation of scientists to develop technologies that could reduce nuclear waste or improve the efficiency of nuclear energy production.
![Ukrainian flag, wheat field against the blue sky](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/AdobeStock_490591323.jpeg?h=999ca14c&itok=bpmXthpZ)
Adverse weather, including a rain deficit in May and a June heatwave, has compromised winter crop yields in Ukraine, with reductions in forecast production levels compared with 2023, albeit close to the five-year average.
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New study shows promising advances in fight against plastic pollution.
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Despite a 4.4% share in EU’s overall workforce, participation of non-EU nationals is growing in sectors with labour shortages, including in digital and green occupations.
![close-up view of a waste water treatment tank](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/waste_water_reuse_agri_P045075-503845.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=kfRWSCzh)
Reusing treated wastewater in agriculture can improve food security and help combat water scarcity.
![ASAP hotspot assessment May 2024](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/ASAP_May%202024.png?h=8f3df054&itok=naA-9TVq)
The May edition of the JRC's Anomaly Hotspots of Agricultural Production (ASAP) assessment is now available.
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From food security to armed conflict: JRC research for EU resilience
![Image of construction of a gas pipeline carrying hydrogen](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-05/P061569-339935.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=hDfjj51v)
Hydrogen from abundantly available renewables on-site is the most sustainable option, but delivery via pipelines or shipping could still be environmentally friendly.
![Cargo ship in the port of Antwerp](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-05/P061808-8660.jpg?h=58c8a5e7&itok=UZ3KI8wL)
Analysis, trends and drivers of the performance of sectors relying on EU’s coastal and marine resources.