2023-04-20 01:07:33
The Minister for Rural Development, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and the Environment of the Government of Cantabria, Guillermo Blanco, has warned that cattle fodder is “in danger” at the moment in the north of the country due to the lack of water and the sector needs extra water.
“Our cattle are going to need extra water contributions because springs and aquifers that had never dried up last year have already dried up, and the forecasts are that they will dry up even more this year,” the minister said on Wednesday when asked questions from the press. .
Drought Table
As he recalled, the Drought Table met and last Monday, during the Advisory Council on Agricultural Policy for Community Affairs, the region asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, that when he decides on any aid or measure, “also remember the Cantabrian Coast” and “take us into account for the drought”, a claim that he made together with the Basque Country, Asturias and Galicia.
Wet Spain “needs water that is not coming” and the “terrible” drought that is being suffered in the south is also “suffering in a different way” by producers in the north, who are mostly farmers
According to Blanco, humid Spain “needs water that is not coming” and the “terrible” drought that is being suffered in the south is also “suffering in a different way” by producers in the north, who are mostly cattle farmers.
Fodder and grass for our cattle
“Cereal is barely planted here, as in the southernmost area, but the rest of the territory, which is fodder and grass for our cattle, is suffering from the inclemency of the drought”, asserted the counselor, who has assured that “our cattle are going to need water brought to them.
However, White believes that for human consumption there will not be “any kind of problem” thanks to the swamp and the agreement for the water supply to the region.
Situation of the rivers “very worrying”
The counselor has advanced that the Executive is already working with the Hydrographic Confederation to make a protocol that assists in your request for retention of water from the resources of rivers and streams de Cantabria by farmers to meet the needs of their livestock.
“Until it rains properly and for a few days in a row” the salmon will not enter the river. “It is happening here, it is happening in Asturias and in all basins”
Blanco has warned that the situation of the rivers, whose flows are falling due to lack of water, It is very worrying”. As he explained, the water reserves, especially in the aquifersare obtained in winter by snow.
In addition, he has pointed out that “until it rains properly and for a few days in a row” the salmon will not enter the river. “It is happening here, it is happening in Asturias and in all the basins”, he added.
The counselor made these statements during the press conference to present the Cantabria Anchovy and Preserved Fair.
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