Spain: Dairy farms open their doors to innovation

Published 2022년 3월 25일

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The Basque dairy cattle sector is facing challenges due to increasing production costs and energy prices, leading farms to adopt sustainable practices. The NEIKER technology center has visited one of the first farms, Granja Urruela SC – Quesería Soloitza, to showcase its innovations, including bioclimatic installations and slurry management systems, as part of the European Dairy4Future project. This project aims to enhance the competitiveness, sustainability, and resilience of dairy cattle production systems in the Atlantic area, representing 20% of the EU's milk production and involving five Atlantic Arc countries and the Basque Government.

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The dairy cattle sector is one of the main agricultural production sectors in the Basque Country. Currently, in the CAV there are a total of 265 farms dedicated to the production and sale of milk, which in 2020 sold 176,000 liters, according to data from the Department of Economic Development, Sustainability and Environment of the Basque Government. However, the continuous rise in production costs, added to the rise in energy and fuel prices in recent times, makes it difficult to maintain some farms. In order to counteract its effects, looking for new practices that contribute to the economic and environmental sustainability of farms has become a fundamental tool for dairy cattle farms to adapt to this adverse situation and guarantee their future. In this context, the NEIKER technology center yesterday organized a visit to one of the first farms to incorporate new measures to achieve more sustainable milk production, Granja Urruela SC – Quesería Soloitza in Respaldiza (Álava), ...

Source: Castilla