Livestock farm
This document summarizes a livestock farm and hotel project in Spain. It describes the history of the farm starting in 1999 with dairy and meat cattle production on 80 hectares of land. In 2005, a hotel was added on the property. Due to rural planning regulations, the cattle were moved out of town for hygiene and noise reasons. EU funding helped build infrastructure like roads, electricity, and buildings. Farmers now rent the land and invest in their own equipment. Originally producing milk, low milk prices led to switching to beef production in 2010. Currently there are around 120 cattle, some of which are certified. The farm works with a cooperative of 8 members and employs 6 people. Feeding and maintaining the cattle is expensive while meat
Livestock farm
- 2. Project description 1999: Livestock farm (milk/meat): 80 ha -Crossbred: Charolais and local breed 2005: Mascohotel Location: XXX
- 3. What happened? Rural planning: Cattle out of town: hygiene + noise EU funding of infrastructure: Roads + electricity + building Farmers rent the land Own investment in equipment
- 4. Situation of livestock farm Before 2010: Milk production -low price of milk production costs higher than income Since 2010: Beef production
- 5. Now 賊120 Cows: -50 under IGP Sierra Norte de Madrid control -Not pure breed Part of cooperative (8 members) 6 Employees Help of family members Purchase of hay and feed concentrate Break-even: feeding and maintenance expensive, low price of meat
- 6. Farm owner evaluation -Positive assessment of project initiative -Negative impact of external factors: crisis and rising prices of cattle feed
- 7. Own opinion Not right location? Why not grow own hay? Too many intermediates
- 8. Proposals Find direct way to market -through cooperative Expand cooperative and work with more diversified cooperatives -cheaper cattle feed Diversification: complementary activities -Own feed -Stimulation of agrotourism Focus on breeding & meat production Maximize use of available natural resources Use organic waste of Madrid/other farms?
Editor's Notes
- #3: First milk production : not rentable
- #4: Project initiative from municipality
- #6: Explain we only talked to the owner of the livestock farmIGP: high quality: higher price of meat indicaciongeograficaprotegidaRegional IGP
- #9: He doesnt make use of all the spaceFind some weeds that dont need a lot of waterDiversification = more interesting for agrotourism