The export of Spanish fodder is in danger

Ricardo Ortega The dryland forages were well presented in March and early April. They were then greatly affected by the prolonged drought and, finally, the rains that fell from May 26 onwards came too late for crops such as fodder oats, vetch, etc., with the only negative effect being the proliferation of weeds. and diseases. To make matters worse, many wheat harvested green for fodder became wet and turned into poor quality straw. The water only arrived in time for the alfalfa, thanks to its multi-year crop nature. In many cases it has had a good second cut, which no one was counting on. In irrigation, the available water increased somewhat and irrigation was saved, although we worked with the certainty that there would be no guaranteed irrigation water for the farmer of the Pisuerga-Bajo Duero System. The result of all this has been alfalfa production that is 40% lower than last year, but in any case above what was expected. Felipe González, manager of Cofocyl (alfalfa forage ...