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Aragon approves aid for projects related to the livestock and meat sector

El Gobierno de Aragón ha aprobado 27 nuevos proyectos de innovación y cooperación en la convocatoria correspondiente a 2020 del Programa de Desarrollo Rural de Aragón 2014-2020. Lo que supone que más de 64 entidades se beneficiarán de esta línea de ayudas que tiene por objeto abordar soluciones prácticas a problemas del sector que requieran del desarrollo y aplicación de la tecnología. Está prevista la publicación de la sexta convocatoria de grupos de cooperación para el primer trimestre de 2021.

Castilla León will promote beef with a campaign

The Junta de Castilla León has announced that it is going to carry out a campaign to promote beef, with the aim that consumers are aware and encouraged when choosing these products in their shopping cart.

The European Green Deal is the European Commission’s roadmap towards a new economic model of circular growth, according to Luis Planas

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has participated in the Qcom.es Food Forum, in the conference "Implications of the green strategy of the European Commission for food in Spain" and has indicated that the Green Pact (Green Deal) is the EC's roadmap towards a new economic model of circular economy.

El Corte Inglés has incorporated fresh white-coated pork into its supermarkets endorsed by the Certified Welfare Commitment seal created by Interporc

This seal has been promoted by the Interprofessional del Porcino de Capa Blanca (Interporc), and guarantees that the meat and processed products of the Spanish white coat pig have been produced complying with the highest standards in animal welfare, health, biosecurity, handling of the animals and traceability in all links of the value chain.

Example of how to show the work of the meat industry to reduce emissions to the environment: Danish Crown will market labels on its products showing the work done by the country’s farmers and ranchers to be more respectful of the environment

Since 2005, the climate footprint of a kilo of Danish pork from Danish Crown has been reduced by 25%. That message will be clear on the packaging, making it easier for consumers to make a more climate-friendly decision when standing at the counter in more than 90% of Danish grocery stores.

Beef production falls by 5% during the first 5 months of 2020 in the EU

During the first five months of the year, livestock prices in the EU and the UK had generally been on a downward trajectory (particularly between March and May), probably reflecting changes in supply and demand caused by the coronavirus. Since May, prices have been largely recovering, possibly with the easing of lockdown measures and improving demand for food services. A lower level of imports and production may also have contributed. To this is added that production fell by 5% (2.7 million tons of beef), than in the same period of 2019.

The consulting firm specialized in the meat sector Gira sees long-term complications from covid-19

According to the consulting firm Gira, which has participated in the Belgian Meat Office forum, the growth in demand for meats and processed meat products in households during confinement has not compensated for the loss of the amount of meat that was not sold to the canal restoration.

Rabobank assures that the United Kingdom will be a large importer of beef after Brexit

This is confirmed by the magazine eurocarne.com. Rabobank has analyzed in its quarterly report on the evolution of the beef sector how the United Kingdom is going to become the fifth or sixth importing country of beef worldwide after Brexit.

Success of the Provacuno campaign, Muy Fans de lo Nuestro

The 'Muy Fans de lo Nuestro' campaign, promoted by Provacuno to promote the consumption of national beef this summer, has seduced three major distributors in the country: Alcampo, Covirán and DIA.

INNOTUB is born, a transpiraneic network to combat animal tuberculosis

Animal tuberculosis is a bacterial disease that mainly affects cows, goats and some wild mammals, causing a high economic and social impact on the livestock sector and also posing a risk of infection for people. For years, Spain and France have been fighting this disease to avoid losses in productivity and genetic value, in addition to restricting movements and trade in animal products.

El 90% de los consumidores consideran que la ganadería y la industria cárnica son sectores estratégicos

Tras la realización de la campaña “La ganadería no es el responsable de cambio climático” se ha notado una mejora en la imagen que la sociedad tiene sobre la producción cárnica.

Do you know the ethimologic of vaccine?

The terms vaccine and vaccination derive from variolae vaccinae (cowpox), a term coined by Edward Jenner to denote bovine smallpox. He used it in 1798 in his work An Investigation into the Causes and Effects of Variolae vaccinae (Bovine Smallpox), in which he described the protective effect of bovine smallpox against human smallpox.

Carne y Salud. The real environmental impact of livestock production. The European production model, the most demanding in the world, asks us to comply. The Spanish sector meets

La sostenibilidad medioambiental es un compromiso en el que el sector ganadero cárnico español lleva trabajando desde hace años, un reto global que nos importa a todos y que en momentos extraordinarios como los que vivimos deja de manifiesto una verdad que invita a la reflexión. En las últimas semanas, caracterizadas por el confinamiento general y la reducción drástica de muchas de las actividades del día a día, los niveles de contaminación en el planeta han caído de manera formidable.

The Andalusian Government encourages the consumption of lamb

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development has culminated in the center of Cáritas Málaga the campaign to promote lamb meat "through which the Board has supported the consumption of this product with the distribution in Andalusia of 10,000 servings", as reported by the managing director of the Andalusian Agency for Agricultural and Fisheries Management (Agapa), Raúl Jiménez.

Sales of antibiotics for livestock use are reduced by almost 14% in Spain in 2019

The total consumption of veterinary antibiotics in Spain registered a decrease of 13.6% (27.2 mg / PCU or milligrams of active ingredient per Population Correction Unit) in 2019, as confirmed by the National Plan against Resistance to Antibiotics (PRAN) from the Ministry of Health and Porcat collects. With the latest figures added to the statistic, total sales of antibiotics for veterinary use show a reduction of 58.8% between 2014 and 2019.

Afecta la baixada del turisme al consum de carn de porc? Menys del que es preveia

Doncs menys dels previst. Rabobank ha publicat un informe en el qual destaca que, tot i la caiguda prevista de turistes a Espanya i Itàlia, la carn de porc no patirà un gran descens en el seu consum en els dos països. D'acord al seu anàlisi, s'espera una disminució en el consum total de carn de porc d'aproximadament un 6% a Espanya i un 2% a Itàlia, molt inferior a la que es podia preveure davant la gran caiguda del turisme en ambdós països on aquesta indústria representant el 12% del PIB total.

Taste is the first criterion when it comes to appreciating beef

Several agri-food research centers in France have studied the general appreciation of beef by consumers. Among tenderness, juiciness and taste, the latter stands out as the sensory dimension that contributes the most to general appreciation (39%), followed by tenderness (31%) and juiciness (24%).

Industrias Cárnicas Villar reinforces its industrial structure co-financed by the Junta de Castilla y León, through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)

Industrias Cárnicas Villar, perteneciente al holding empresarial Grupo Costa Food, está inmersa en el refuerzo de su estructura industrial. La compañía tiene actualmente en marcha la ampliación de sus instalaciones productivas localizadas en Los Rábanos (Soria). Esta actuación, ya iniciada, finalizará en 2021 permitiendo añadir 3.500 m2 de nueva superficie y la reforma de otros 1.400 m2 dedicados a zonas de producción y de almacenamiento, nuevos espacios para líneas de deshuesado de jamón y otras de envasado de embutidos y lomos. En total, el proyecto permitirá elevar la capacidad de producción en unas 750t más de embutidos y lomos.

Journey to the dawn of humanity: Did you know that if the hominids had not started eating meat we would not have reached Homo Sapiens?

"The human being, if he had never consumed meat, he would not be a human being." This is how resounding the Professor in Prehistory Carlos Díez is shown at the beginning of the chapter. A trip to the beginnings of the human being, the importance of meat in our evolution, the invention of fire and cooking, thanks to the surprising story of its protagonist: Maite.

GoaTBFree, a project to eradicate goat tuberculosis, is launched

Tuberculosis is a serious chronic zoonosis that affects a multitude of domestic and wild reservoirs, including goat cattle. The repercussions of this disease on goat cattle are both economic and health. Although specific control programs exist in certain autonomous communities, there is currently no state eradication program.

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