TheDairySite Latest News: Spain
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....
24 December 2014
Integration of CReSA into IRTASPAIN - On 16 December, the government approved the integration of the Centre for Animal Health Research (CReSA) Foundation into the Institute for Agri-Food Research and Technology (IRTA) from the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishery, Food, and...
20 November 2014
Dairy Markets Will Ruin Spanish FarmsSPAIN – Any delay in activating dairy sector crisis measures will ruin many Spanish businesses in light of worsening milk supply and demand dynamics, the European Commission has been told....
19 November 2014
Southern Spain Bluetongue Restrictions ExtendedSPAIN - The restriction zone imposed by Spanish authorities to manage the Bluetongue outbreak in southern Spain has been extended....
10 November 2014
Spanish Bluetongue Identified as Two StrainsSPAIN – Spain is battling two strains of Bluetongue, both notified elsewhere in Europe earlier this year. ...
04 November 2014
Cadiz Bluetongue Confirmed as Serotype OneSPAIN – The Spanish government has officially confirmed an outbreak of Bluetongue virus for the southern region of Cadiz as serotype one....
Quota Fears Prompt Spanish Farmer AdviceSPAIN – Curbing diets and turning animals to slaughter are among measures that could minimise milk quota excess, Spanish dairy farmers are being told....
31 October 2014
Andalusian Dairy Goats Worthy of Special TreatmentSPAIN – Andalusia’s importance to Spain’s goat industry has been demonstrated with the creation of a specialist goat centre for developing the region....
15 October 2014
Government Places Andalusia in Bluetongue Lock DownSPAIN – South west Spain is in lockdown because of a Bluetongue outbreak sweeping across livestock farms....
22 August 2014
Over Half of Spanish Dairy Farmers Over QuotaSPAIN – Half of Spanish farmers are producing in excess of their allocated milk quota, the Ministry of Agriculture has announced....
06 August 2014
Spanish Government Releases 261,000 tons of Extra Milk QuotaSPAIN – Spanish farmers have been allocated 261,000 tons of free additional milk quota to take them up to quota termination in 2015....
23 July 2014
New Dairy Leader Calls For More Market StabilitySPAIN – Industry leaders are using the appointment of a new President to flesh out plans for a more stable dairy market....
29 April 2014
Government Slammed Over Low April Milk PricesSPAIN – Farmers have accused the Ministry of Agriculture, along with processors and distributors, of orchestrating a 10 per cent drop in milk prices....
16 April 2014
Spanish Dairy Farmers Paid 16 Per Cent More in FebruarySPAIN – Farmers were paid 16 per cent more for milk produced in February 2014 than the previous year, a government review of the dairy sector has revealed....
28 March 2014
Spanish Farm Minister Calls For Milk Monitoring After QuotasEU – A milk price and production monitoring facility is essential for stability in a post-quota market, Spanish Farming Minister Arias Canete told European politicians this week....
25 March 2014
Spanish Farmers to Lose Out From French ImportsSPAIN – Narrow producer margins are set to tighten further because of a surge of French milk on the Spanish market....
21 March 2014
90 Per Cent of Milk Now Under New Dairy Package ContractsSPAIN – More than 90 per cent of milk sold domestically is done so under new dairy package contracts....
19 February 2014
Sperm Bank Opens to Save Rare BreedsSPAIN – Four cooperative agreements have been signed to protect rare sheep and cattle genetics, the ministry of agriculture has announced....
18 February 2014
Study Highlights Risk of BSE Infecting Rabbits and Dogs SPAIN – A Spanish research team has found that bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) can transmit to other animals in the meat that they eat, meaning all mammalian proteins can potentially transmit BSE. ...
13 February 2014
Prices Up, Consumption Higher, Says Milk CommitteeSPAIN – Higher farmgate prices, dairy consumption and processing requirements for yoghurt and cheese were discussed by a select committee as part of on-going monitoring of Spain’s dairy sector....
12 February 2014
Biosensor Could Monitor Milk SPAIN – Determining whether milk is fit for human consumption could be more accurate thanks to a new biosensor that converts biochemical information into electronic signals....
08 January 2014
Mediterraneans Meet to Discuss Risk of Disease SpreadSPAIN – The threat of rabies spreading into Europe from Morocco and semen transmitting Bluetongue virus was brought up at a recent animal health conference in the Mediterranean....
03 January 2014
Panama Strengthen Cooperation on Agri-food MattersSPAIN - The directors-general of the Agricultural and Cattle Research Institute of Panama (IDIAP), Dr Paulo Ducasa, and the Institute for Research and Technology in Food and Agriculture (IRTA), Dr Josep M. Monfort, have signed a bilateral agri-food collaboration...
11 December 2013
Committee Shows Improving Spanish Milk PricesSPAIN – Spanish farmgate prices are recovering, reaching €0.381/litre in October, the Milk Monitoring Committee has reported....
28 November 2013
Course Offers Help on Milk Package SPAIN – Fair and efficient milk supply chain economics are being relayed in a course at the National Centre for Agricultural Training this week....
28 October 2013
Energy Costs to Drop Thanks to New SoftwareSPAIN - A new energy consumption analysis programme is making farmers collaborate to reduce energy requirements....
22 October 2013
Spanish Dairy Sector Begins to Turn CornerSPAIN – Government officials have announced that the Spanish dairy chain has turned a corner, although that research and innovation is required to sustain the sector long term....
26 September 2013
Spanish Farmers Say Three Quarters of Milk Package Contracts Are UnfairSPAIN – A farmers group has claimed that three quarters of all milk contracts are ‘abusive’ and are dictated to producers by processors....
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