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Murcia and Almería unite to defend farming in south-eastern Spain
The Spanish regions of Murcia and Almería have joined…
Spain: the pressure of the dairy industry threatens the existence of 25% of dairy sheep farms
25% of the Spanish farms of sheep of milk could close in 2018, due to the strong pressures that big dairy industries are transferring to the farmers. Both the prices that these companies are offering to the producers, and the conditions of the contracts put, as denounced by the agrarian organization UPA, in "serious risk of disappearance" to many farms.
The Government of Aragon enables up to 50M € to mitigate drought damage
The Department of Rural Development and Sustainability of the Government of Aragon will support the creation of a specific line of loan of up to 50 million euros for farmers and ranchers affected by the drought that need to resort to financing their expenses. The aid will consist of financing the interest to which the banks perform these operations trying to get as close as possible to zero.
Germany accounts for almost half of the contributions made to the public consultation on the CAP
Germany is the EU country most involved in the public consultation process on the CAP, which took place between 2th February and 2th May, with 47% of the almost 323,000 contributions. A fact that has been given to know about the recent trip organized by the Directorate General of Agriculture of the European Commission, with the aim of disseminating among European journalists of Member States the most important aspects of agricultural policy and the fruit and vegetable sector.
Spain: Significant reductions in personal income tax modules
This standard contains the proposals of the Ministry of Agriculture in view of the exceptional circumstances affecting the profitability of many farms in 2015. In this context, farmers will find themselves with new products that pose an attenuation of the tax burden. Thus, reductions at national level for milk cattle, rabbits, ranching, olive products, tomato and citrus are contemplated.
The new MF 6700 Series tractors culminate Global
Massey Ferguson, a worldwide brand of AGCO announces the introduction of two new tractors in the brand new Global MF6700 series, which were shown in Agro Tech Fair in Brno, Czech Republic, on April 3, 2016. They develop maximum power of 120 hp on the MF 6712 and 130 hp on the MF 6713, these are the largest and most powerful models in the Global Series versatile, robust and simple tractors, which includes three new completely new series offering a practical operation, profitable for the plaintiff sector 75 hp to 130 hp.
Animal welfare in farms in Latin America, Portugal and Spain, are in luck
Bayer and World Animal Protection signed an agreement to encourage…
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Livestock Forum 2018
The technology applied in livestock farms is the focus of the Livestock Forum 2018. The first edition of this show, which will take place from May 8th to 11th at the Fira de Barcelona Gran Vía venue, will emphasize innovation for the improvement of the health and animal welfare. Thus, in Livestock Forum will be announced the latest technical advances that can be applied on farms to improve animal health and welfare with the aim of increasing the level of quality of livestock production and thus ensure the supply of protein of origin animal.