agriculture

Farmers and growers rejoice over heavy rain which has revived drought-hit crops in Alicante

TORRENTIAL rain caused by DANA Alice in Alicante province has been welcomed by local farmers and growers. They say the downpours have been beneficial for

16 Oct, 2025 @ 13:15

Alicante·Lead

Farmers angry about flood of cheap imports from new Latin America deal stage protest in Madrid

Farmers take to streets of Madrid over fears of cheap imports from new EU-Latin America deal

FARMERS protested in Madrid on Monday about cheap imports flooding into Spain after a recent tariff deal between the European Union and five Latin American

16 Dec, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·National News

Bluetongue disease is affecting sheep in the Balearic Islands

Bluetongue outbreak in Mallorca: At least 22 animals are killed after insect-borne disease sweeps through farms

THE regional agricultural department in Spain’s Balearic Islands has detected the presence of bluetongue, with a total of 22 sheep left dead in five different

5 Sep, 2024 @ 09:34

Balearic Islands·Lead

Avocado obsession threatens local water supplies in southern Spain: Environmentalists warn 40,000 people are at risk in Andalucia – as demand for green ‘superfood’ continues to surge in Europe and the US

AN environmental organisation in Spain has warned that growing avocados in the surroundings of the Guadiaro River in the Andalucia region is ‘stealing the water

5 Aug, 2024 @ 11:56

Food & Drink·Lead

Drought will cost Spain’s Andalucia €4.5 BILLION this year: The Junta’s stark warning as it asks the EU for more support.

THE ongoing lack of rainfall in Spain’s Andalusia is having a serious effect on the southern region’s economy, and is likely to cost as much

4 Feb, 2024 @ 09:56

Andalucia·Lead

‘Lost in time’: The smallest town in Spain’s Andalucia where 53 residents live ‘in paradise’ despite ‘no internet’, pharmacy or even a bar – and where Covid NEVER infiltrated

BENITAGLA in Andalucia offers a very different pace of life compared to most towns and cities, probably due to the fact it has a population

31 Jan, 2024 @ 14:00

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Major breakthrough to help 'natural treasure' of drought-hit Doñana wetlands in Spain's Andalucia

Major breakthrough to help ‘natural treasure’ of drought-hit Doñana National Park in Spain’s Andalucia

THE NATIONAL government and the Andalucia region signed a deal on Monday to stop illegal irrigation in the drought-hit Doñana wetlands. It brings the end

27 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

Andalucia·Environment·Huelva·Lead·Nature

Spain sees olive oil price war as supermarkets FINALLY lower the cost of ‘liquid gold’

The runaway cost of Spain’s ‘liquid gold’: Extra virgin olive oil prices rise as much as 75% in just a month

WIDESPREAD drought in Spain this year continues to wreak havoc with the price of olive oil, as poor harvests push the cost of the ‘liquid

5 Oct, 2023 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain’s Andalucia set to launch first nanosatellite, ‘Platero’, this year

ANDALUCIA is poised to make a significant leap in space technology with the upcoming launch of its inaugural nanosatellite, named ‘Platero’. Consisting of six ten-centimetre-cubed

16 Aug, 2023 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Lead

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Locals in over 10 Castilla y Leon municipalities are drinking non-potable water

Residents of Valladolid (Castilla y Leon) and 10 towns within its province are consuming non-drinkable water. The water in these municipalities has nitrate levels over

8 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Environment·Health·Lead·Other News

Lemon harvest falls by 40% in Spain’s Costa Blanca with high production costs blamed

HIGH PRODUCTION costs have slashed Alicante province’s lemon harvest by 40% compared to last year. Alicante’s Asaja young farmers association said that 800,000 tons of

5 Jun, 2023 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Valencian Community

From Ibex to insects: meet the famous fauna of the Alpujarra of Spain’s Granada

A MOUNTAINOUS region rich with forests and pastures, the Alpujarra supports a wealth of wildlife – from birds to mammals and bees to butterflies. Although

6 May, 2023 @ 18:59

Granada·Lead·Other News

Reservoirs continue drying up despite heavy weekend storms bringing torrential rain across Spain

Winter drought reduces Spain’s reservoirs to national average water capacity of 50.7%

SPAIN’S reservoirs are at 50.7% capacity as the effects of the winter drought continue to bite. It means they are storing 28,400 cubic hectares of

18 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Catalunya·Environment·Lead·National News

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New plan to grant watering rights to farmers near Spain’s Doñana National Park sparks outrage

A FRESH row has broken out over the future of the Doñana National Park in Andalucia, after the regional parliament approved legislation on Wednesday that

13 Apr, 2023 @ 15:45

Environment·Lead·Politics

Artichoke Farmers Hire 'superhero' To Fight Problems In Spain's Second Biggest Growing Area On Costa Blanca

Artichoke farmers hire ‘superhero’ to fight threats to Spain’s second-biggest growing area on Costa Blanca

ARTICHOKE producers from the Vega Baja region of Alicante Province have hired a superhero in the form of AlcasilMan- a character created by local comedian

5 Dec, 2022 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Farmers in Spain's Malaga area arrested for using illegal water supplies since 2018

Spain’s record-breaking hot summer sees water reserves fall to lowest level since mid-90s

ONE of the hottest-ever summers in Spain has caused reservoir levels to drop to their lowest capacity since 1995. The Environment Ministry said that reservoirs

7 Sep, 2022 @ 12:05

Environment·Lead

Scorching heatwaves in Spain threaten olive oil production, says government minister

SPAIN’S Agriculture Minister, Luis Planas, says this summer’s hot weather will dent this year’s olive harvest if things don’t change soon. Spain is the world’s

2 Aug, 2022 @ 16:15

Food & Drink·Lead·National News·Weather

Extreme drought threatens wine producers with rabbits eating vine shoots in Spain's Alicante area

Farmers rejoice over big rainfall to boost vineyards and fruit growing on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FARMERS in Alicante Province have welcomed the recent big downpours that they claim have saved vineyards. The winter drought threatened crops but the heavy rain

9 Mar, 2022 @ 14:38

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Weather

Farmers Undercut By Cheap Imports Use Tractors To Snarl Up Centre Of Spain's Valencia City

Farmers threatened by cheap imports use tractors to snarl up centre of Spain’s Valencia City

ANGRY farmers complaining about unfair competition caused by cheap non-EU imports took to the streets of Valencia City on Friday. Over 220 tractors led the

25 Feb, 2022 @ 17:05

Alicante·Castellon·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain to convene Drought Committee ‘in next few days’

SPAIN is experiencing some of the worst droughts in the last 20 years, according to climate scientists. Water reserves in some regions in Spain are

22 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·National News·Other News

Water Thieves Use Generators And 12 Kilometre Pipe Out Of Well To Supply Farms Across Murcia Area Of Spain

Water thieves use 12 kilometre-long pipe and pumping gear to illegally supply farms across Murcia area of Spain

A gang who hooked up an illegal water supply from a Murcia region well to irrigate farms has been busted by the Guardia Civil. Three

15 Feb, 2022 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Murcia

Manifestacion De Ganaderos Y Agricultores En Madrid

IN PICS: Farmers take over Madrid streets to protest Spain’s agricultural policy

THE countryside came to Spain’s capital on Sunday when thousands of farmers marched through Madrid’s main thoroughfares in a protest against the government’s agricultural policy.

24 Jan, 2022 @ 12:05

Environment·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Slurry bad news: Across Spain, dubious industrial and agricultural methods have continued to pollute this beautiful nation

A LEGION of politicians piled fury on Alberto Garzon’s comments about the quality of Spanish meat because he criticised their two most important loves: gammon

15 Jan, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Opinion

Las Tablas de Daimiel: How Spain’s precious wetlands have been sucked dry

THE unique wetlands, Las Tablas de Daimel, in the central plains of Castile-la Mancha, have nearly completely dried up over the past three years as

18 Dec, 2021 @ 11:00

Environment·Lead

How Spain’s Valencia region became the leader in organic farming

ORGANIC farming in Valencia has grown 81.2% in the past five years, more than anywhere else in Spain and exceeding Spain’s average which is only

16 Dec, 2021 @ 10:15

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British nationals lose long-shot appeal over loss of EU rights following Brexit

EU takes Spain to European Court for not stopping pollution of areas like the Mar Menor

SPAIN will have to answer to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg over not doing enough to combat nitrate pollution in areas like the

2 Dec, 2021 @ 20:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Valencian Community