Spain culls over 120 cattle after first outbreak of lumpy skin disease
Spanish officials on Monday confirmed plans to cull more than 120 cattle following the country’s first recorded outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD), a highly...
Agriculture
Madrid cancels city centre sheep herding tradition to avoid bluetongue spread
The regional government in Madrid has cancelled the traditional annual herding of flocks of sheep through the centre of the Spanish capital which was scheduled...
Farmers continue to protest, blocking main routes near French border
Farmers in Catalonia took to the roads once again on Tuesday to voice their grievances about the challenges facing the agricultural sector, staging blockades with...
Farmers with convoy of 500 tractors stage protest in central Madrid
An estimated 4,000 farmers with a convoy of 500 tractors protested in central Madrid on Wednesday, as part of on-going demonstrations against European Union and...
In central Madrid and across Spain – the farmers’ protest continues
Spanish farmers have continued their protests over the sector’s issues this week, with tractors even parked outside the agriculture ministry in central Madrid on Thursday...
Farmers in Spain stage fourth consecutive day of protests
Farmers in Spain persisted with their protests on Friday, as part of on-going demonstrations against European Union agricultural policies and urging for actions to address...
EU scraps pesticide proposal, as farmers continue to protest
The European Commission shelved an anti-pesticide proposal on Tuesday in yet another concession to farmers after weeks of protests that blocked many capitals and economic...
Spain’s €1.4 billion plan to help protect Doñana National Park from drying up
National and regional authorities in Spain signed an agreement on Monday to invest €1.4 billion in areas around the Doñana National Park in a bid to...
German-led campaign to boycott Spanish strawberries angers farmers
A German-led campaign to boycott Spanish strawberries over environmental concerns has enraged farmers and Spain’s right-wing, forcing a German parliamentary delegation to suspend its work...
Spain announces exceptional drought measures worth over €2 billion
The Spanish government announced €2.2 billion worth of drought response measures on Thursday, including funding for urban water re-use and further aid for struggling farmers....
