TheDairySite Latest News: Spain
23 March 2021
More than 1,600 cattle on second Spanish cattle ship to be killedSpain on Monday ordered the slaughter of 1,610 cattle which have been stuck aboard the Elbeik livestock ship since December, just weeks after hundreds of cattle on another vessel met a similar fate....
01 March 2021
Spanish government orders cattle on pariah ship to be culledMore than 850 cows that have spent months on a ship in the Mediterranean are no longer fit for transport and should be killed, Spain's Agriculure Ministry said on 27 February....
26 February 2021
Spanish cattle ship returns to port after spending months at seaA shipload of Spanish cattle that had been drifting for months due to concerns over the bovine bluetongue disease docked in Spain on Thursday, the government said, but the fate of the animals remains unclear....
08 February 2021
Spanish farmers fear that new protections for wolves will lead to livestock deathsFarmers groups in Spain have condemned the government’s move to declare the Iberian wolf a protected species, saying that a nationwide hunting ban would lead to more attacks on livestock....
14 November 2020
Sustainable farming practices could save Mediterranean soils A team from the Diverfarming project has shown the efficacy of sustainable management of the soil in avoiding erosion and runoff, above all in intense rainfall events....
04 July 2019
Milk, Dairy Products can Help Prevent Chronic DiseaseSPAIN - An adequate consumption of milk and dairy products at different life stages can help prevent various chronic diseases....
19 December 2017
Nutriad concludes maize mycotoxin survey SpainMultinational feed additives producer Nutriad, a leader in solutions for Mycotoxin Management, continues to invest in mycotoxin surveys across the world. The annual surveys, which are shared with industry professionals, are considered an important source...
13 February 2017
Food Safety & Animal Nutrition Course in SpainSPAIN - Multinational Feed Additives Producer Nutriad, headquartered in Belgium, participated in the Food Safety and Animal Nutrition Course organized by Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo, which took place in February in Cartagena (Spain)....
20 December 2016
Nutriad Concludes 2016 Spain Maize Mycotoxin SurveySPAIN - Multinational feed producer Nutriad, concluded its 2016 Mycotoxin Survey in Spain, which included 107 maize samples from different Spanish regions....
28 November 2016
Regenerative Grazing Improves Soil Health and Plant BiodiversitySPAIN - Regenerative grazing practices improve soil quality and pasture diversity, as the Spain-based European LIFE Regen Farming project, due to end this year, has been able to show....
24 October 2016
Spanish Farmers Not Experiencing Milk Price Rises, Union SaysSPAIN - Global market prices for milk and dairy products are now rising, but the Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA) says the gains are not being fairly distributed along the supply chain....
26 May 2016
Spain Recognised as Low Risk for BSESPAIN - The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has officially recognised Spain as one of the countries with negligible risk for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)....
03 September 2015
Spanish Cry for 25 Pence Per Litre MinimumSPAIN – Farming leaders in northern Spain have held crisis talks to whittle down a list of measures they demand from politicians to save their industry....
28 August 2015
What Can Save Europe’s Dairy Farmers: A Spanish ChecklistSPAIN – Current government measures to steer Spain's dairy sector towards stability are falling short of the mark, according to farming leaders demanding a minimum farmgate price....
25 August 2015
Cash-strapped Spanish to Receive €300 per CowSPAIN – As many as three thousand Spanish farms producing milk below the cost of production could benefit from thousands of euros of direct aid....
23 July 2015
Spain, Algeria Reinforce Cooperation on Agriculture, FisheriesSPAIN - The Spanish and Algerian governments have signed two agreements to improve their collaboration over agriculture and fisheries....
01 July 2015
Processor Behaviour Forces Spanish Milk Dumping SPAIN – A farmers’ union has warned that around 300,000 litres of milk per day could be dumped as processors turn their backs on contracts....
17 June 2015
North and East Spain Free of Bluetongue Serotype OneSPAIN – Spanish livestock farms in northern and eastern Spain have been officially declared free of Bluetongue, leaving an infected area to the south west....
28 May 2015
Spanish Farmers Responsible for Bluetongue VaccinationsSPAIN – A regional vaccination programme to quell the spread of Bluetongue virus has placed the onus firmly on farmers to vaccinate their livestock....
20 May 2015
Livestock Animal Size Increased Since Roman EraSPAIN - Livestock has grown over the centuries as production methods and landscapes have evolved, according to research from the University of the Basque Country....
27 April 2015
Environmental Pasture Management Yields More GrassSPAIN - Regenerative management practices to improve soil health and plant diversity could also lead to up to 14 per cent improvements in grass yield....
05 March 2015
Surprise Flood Ruins 45,000 Hectares of Spanish FarmlandSPAIN – Floods in northern Spain have caused widespread destruction to crop and livestock farms totalling €50 million after continuous rain combined with an early thaw....
04 March 2015
Worried Farmers on "Right Line" for Quota AbolitionSPAIN – Anxious farmers have been reassured that measures are in place to guide Spain’s dairy sector into the uncharted territory of quota removal next month....
18 February 2015
Spanish Dairy Farmers to Hammer “Fraudulent” RetailersSPAIN – A farm group is preparing an official complaint, to be submitted to a government agency, as part of the latest move to fight milk discounting....
27 January 2015
Spanish Farmer Outcry over Oil and Fertiliser 'Paradox'SPAIN – Spanish producers are questioning more expensive fertiliser given the fact that fuel is cheaper, highlighting a 46 per cent crude oil price drop last year....
23 January 2015
Spain Must Change “Radically” or Face “Dairy Catastrophe”SPAIN - Spanish Farmer groups are cajoling legislators into amending dairy market agreements to ensure 12 month contracts stipulating clearly referenced prices....
09 January 2015
2015 Will Make or Break Spain’s Dairy SectorSPAIN – This year will mark the future of Spanish dairying, says a producer organisation lobbying to level the playing field for farmers ahead of quota abolition....
30 December 2014
Spanish Young Farmers Protest over Milk Prices.SPAIN - The Spanish Young Farmers Association is to launch a campaign against the low price of milk in supermarkets....
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