Spain prohibits the opening of macro-farms

Published 2022년 12월 27일

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The Spanish Council of Ministers has approved a decree to regulate the management of beef and milk cow farms, prohibiting the opening of farms with over 850 cattle units. The decree aims to protect small and medium-sized farms, addressing issues such as animal welfare, biosecurity, and environmental compliance. Existing farms will have an adaptation period, and the decree will have different requirements for new farms depending on their size and production model. The decree also addresses the quality of agricultural and livestock products, aligning with European standards and potentially banning meat imports from animals treated with antibiotics.

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It was one of the most anticipated royal decrees in the bovine sector. But finally this Tuesday the Council of Ministers has approved the norm that establishes the basic norms of management of the farms of beef and milk cows in Spain. And as the Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, had already advanced in the congress of the Union of Small Farmers (UPA) held in April last year, the document puts a stop to the opening of farms with more than 850 cattle units (some 750 dairy cows) with the aim of protecting small and medium-sized farms. Although the concept of macrofarm is not regulated in Spain, there is no doubt that this decree prohibits the opening of a type of facility that in its day was the subject of long political controversies such as the one raised by the Minister of Consumption, Alberto Garzýn, when the last January I loaded with this type of exploitations.ýý Beef farms no longer have to be within 500 meters m. alfonso In the absence of knowing the details of the ...

Source: La Voz de Galicia