Spain: UPA appreciates the approval of the decree on cattle farms and asks the MAPA to bet on family farming

For a few weeks Spain has had legislation that fully regulates the beef and dairy sector. Two months ago now, the BOE published RD 1053/2022, which establishes basic regulations for the management of bovine farms, some of whose provisions have already entered into force, and others will do so based on various transitory periods. The Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers, UPA, has actively participated in the process of defining this important decree, whose work has lasted several years. Finally, a standard is already in force that UPA values positively, although there are issues that can be improved that they hope to be able to incorporate in the future. Among the most positive, in the opinion of the agrarian organization, is the establishment of a cap on the maximum productive capacity of farms of 850 Major Livestock Units (UGM), with 1 UGM being a dairy cow, for example. "Semi-extensive farms" will also be taken into account and certain conditions are eliminated on the minimum ...