N.Ireland
Arcusin to expand globally with big bale chaser range
Although not particularly well-known here in Ireland, the Arcusin range of bale handlers from Spain already has a small following,...
Spain
N.Ireland
Focus: Rearing free range Iberian pigs on acorns
By Chris McCullough In an idyllic region of southern Spain seemingly unaffected as yet by climate change, a special breed...
Agri-Business
A Spanish farm with 3,000 sheep and a turnover of €250,000
Antonio Enfedaque, a 61-year-old Spanish farmer located in northeast Spain, has a total of 3,000 sheep on his farm. Together...
Environment
How irrigation is sustaining agriculture in Spain
Irrigation has been the determining factor in the success of harvesting crops in the region of Aragón in northeastern Spain...
Environment
Campaign against Spanish strawberry growers signed by thousands
A German consumer campaign calling for supermarkets to boycott berries grown near Spain’s Donana wetland has been signed by over...
Agri-Business
Spain’s ag minister requests EU crisis funds amid severe drought
Spain has requested the use of crisis funds from the EU to deal with the drought conditions the country is...
Other
Three killed after tunnel collapses in Spanish potash mine
Three young people have died in Spain following the collapse of a tunnel in one of the largest potash mines...
Agri-Business
Arrests in Spain after €1.5m generated in illegal horsemeat sale
Over half a tonne of horsemeat has been seized during raids in Spain with 41 people arrested for selling potentially...
Rural Life
Spanish farmers aid authorities in battle against Covid-19
Spanish farmers have joined in the fight alongside the country’s authorities to tackle the spread of Covid-19 in the southern EU nation...
N.Ireland
Spanish market ‘may demand more barley imports after dry season’
There is the potential for increased demand for barley in the Spanish market after dryness was experienced across key growing...
Dairy
Mad Cow Disease (BSE) detected in Spain
Spain has confirmed a case of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy), commonly known as mad cow disease, in the northwestern province...
EU
What other EU governments are doing to help their farmers
Fed-up Irish dairy, grain and pig farmers took to the streets of Dublin recently to protest about the low prices...
Beef
Why a lot more Friesian calves may go to Spain this year
The outlook for Irish dairy calf exports to Spain in 2015 is positive, according to Cecilia Ruiz, Madrid Office Manager...
