Machinery
Arcusin to expand globally with big bale chaser range
Although not particularly well-known here in Ireland, the Arcusin range of bale handlers from Spain already has a small following,...
Spain
Pig/Poultry
Focus: Rearing free range Iberian pigs on acorns
By Chris McCullough In an idyllic region of southern Spain seemingly unaffected as yet by climate change, a special breed...
Environment
EU court finds areas in Spain in breach of nitrates directive
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has found a number of communities throughout Spain in breach of...
Rural Life
EU protests: Spanish farmers to head for Madrid this week
Farmers in and around the Spanish capital of Madrid are set to descend on the city this week as part...
Rural Life
Carlow IFA holds demonstration in solidarity with EU farmers
The Carlow executive of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has held a demonstration as part of the association’s nationwide “show...
Sheep
A Spanish farm with 3,000 sheep and a turnover of €250,000
Antonio Enfedaque, a 61 year old Spanish farmer located in northeast Spain, has a total of 3,000 sheep on his...
Agri-Business
How irrigation is sustaining agriculture in Spain
Irrigation has been the determining factor in the success of harvesting crops in the region of Aragón in northeastern Spain...
Rural Life
Rural businesses urged to catch up on digitisation
There is still an onus on rural Irish businesses to catch up with their urban counterparts in terms of digitisation,...
Environment
Campaign against Spanish strawberry growers signed by thousands
A German consumer campaign calling for supermarkets to boycott berries grown near Spain’s Donana wetland has been signed by over...
Agri-Business
Spain allocates €2bn to help farmers hit by drought
The government in Spain has announced a package worth over €2 billion to help offset the impact of an ongoing...
Agri-Business
Spain's ag minister requests EU crisis funds amid severe drought
Spain has requested the use of crisis funds from the EU to deal with the drought conditions the country is...
Agri-Business
Three killed after tunnel collapses in Spanish potash mine
Three young people have died in Spain following the collapse of a tunnel in one of the largest potash mines...
Agri-Business
Arrests in Spain after €1.5m generated in illegal horsemeat sale
Over half a tonne of horsemeat has been seized during raids in Spain with 41 people arrested for selling potentially...
Agri-Business
EU Commission approves €300m Romanian agri-food support scheme
The European Commission has approved a €300 million scheme to support the agri-food sector in Romania recover from the Covid-19...
Dairy News
EU approves €169m support scheme for Spanish milk suppliers
The European Commission has given the green light to a €169 million scheme to support various milk producers across Spain....
Rural Life
Spanish farmers aid authorities in battle against Covid-19
Spanish farmers have joined in the fight alongside the country’s authorities to tackle the spread of Covid-19 in the southern EU nation...
Agri-Business
Video: Ornua 'keen to invest' as €30m Avila plant comes online
More than 35,000t of Irish cheese, butter and casein can now be produced by Ornua Ingredients Europe on an annual...
Dairy
How will Ornua's new Spanish facility benefit Irish farmers?
Yesterday, Tuesday, November 5, saw the official opening of Ornua’s €30 million cheese facility in Avila, Spain. The managing director...