Positive outlooks for the management of Spanish beef farms

In this sense, the standard establishes a differentiation between the requirements for newly installed farms and those that already exist. The latter will have a transitory period to comply with certain requirements when necessary, as well as differences derived from their productive aptitude. The maximum capacity for newly installed farms has been set at 850 cattle units (the equivalent of about 725 dairy cows, for example). The objective, explains the MAPA, "is to achieve a harmonious and orderly development of the sector, based on sustainability in all its meanings and the maintenance of the productive fabric in rural areas, avoiding relocation". Likewise, the decree classifies farms into different categories based ...