Vive! el campo con César Aldecoa 10-04-26 | Asaja insta a a salir de la interprofesional láctea. Coste extra del gasóleo en la apicultura. D

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ASAJA's secretary general José Antonio Turrado declares that dairy farmers effectively 'surrendered' to industry-imposed contracts because milk is perishable and farmers can store only one day's production before it must be discarded.

1. Vive el Campo, a Friday agricultural programme on Vive Radio Burgos hosted by César Aldecoa, returns from the Easter break with three stories from the agri-food sector of Castilla y León. 2. Host César Aldecoa presents a structured three-part programme covering the dairy interprofessional crisis, the beekeeping fuel subsidy dispute, and a disability discrimination case in agricultural education. 3. The programme's central theme is the vulnerability of small agricultural and livestock producers when facing large industry players, administrative indifference, or institutional barriers. 4. ASAJA Castilla y León secretary general José Antonio Turrado explains that dairy producers are calling to leave the Interprofesional Láctea because the industry unilaterally imposed a 14% milk price reduction without negotiation. 5. Turrado describes the mechanism of coercion: milk is perishable and farmers can store only one day's production, so the industry threatened to stop collecting milk from any farmer who had not signed the new contract by a specific date, making resistance economically catastrophic. 6. The contracts were imposed on a minimum three-month basis, and the industry has already signalled it may seek a further three-cent reduction beyond the current seven-cent cut in Castilla y León. 7. Turrado forecasts direct sectoral consequences: fewer replacement heifers, earlier slaughter of older productive cows, reduced investment, and job cuts as farmers with six employees reduce to five to cut costs. 8. He argues that the Ministry of Agriculture's meeting with the sector on the Wednesday after contracts had already been signed was pointless, and calls for the ministry to act as a mediator on behalf of the sector's weakest link. 9. Turrado frames the long-term contradiction: the Spanish dairy sector is among Europe's most competitive and well-dimensioned, and destroying it would force processors to import from other EU countries at higher prices with lower quality and no supply security. 10. Carlos Gatón of the Segovia Peasants Union opens the beekeeping segment by challenging the public image of apiculture as a hobbyist activity: the average beekeeper in Castilla y León manages 400 hives, with professionals managing up to several thousand spread across multiple provinces. 11. Gatón explains that transhuman beekeepers move their hives continuously between regions to follow seasonal blooms — rosemary, orange blossom, thyme — and to provide commercial pollination for almond, sunflower, avocado, and kiwi crops, all of which require direct bee pollination. 12. The Segovia union estimates fuel cost overruns of 800–10,000 euros per year per operation depending on size, and notes the sector has been excluded from subsidised fuel under regulation 3892, which covers tractors and livestock machinery but has not been interpreted to include beekeeping vehicles. 13. Gatón states that without bees, 70% of human consumption crops would face severe yield losses, and the sector estimates 10,000–15,000 million euros in annual national crop value depends on bee pollination. 14. He attributes the exclusion from fuel aid primarily to institutional ignorance rather than deliberate policy, noting that even agriculture specialists often fail to understand the professional, large-scale nature of commercial beekeeping. 15. Gatón also flags two secondary threats to the sector: honey imports from countries with lower quality and price standards that are difficult to compete against, and illegal hobbyist sales of honey that undercut professional producers without meeting regulatory requirements. 16. Víctor Díez of UGALUPA introduces the third story: a young man with autism spectrum disorder and 50% recognised disability enrolled in an agricultural incorporation course at CIFP Almazcara in León was marked 'no apto' (unfit) in his practical placement. 17. Díez reports that fellow students confirmed the young man attended all sessions and participated in tractor work, welding, and computer practice, and that his prior educational record — including a mid-level FP degree, a B1 English certificate, and a driving licence — was obtained without psychological support or adaptive measures. 18. The centre and the general directorate have not provided a written report explaining why the student was deemed not to have benefited from the placement, and the coordinator allegedly questioned aloud 'where they gave him his FP grade' when the father mentioned his qualifications. 19. Farmers, rural radio listeners, and professionals in dairy, beekeeping, or agricultural education policy in Castilla y León will find this episode directly relevant to ongoing sectoral disputes. 20. Listeners outside Spain or with no interest in Spanish agricultural regulation, dairy pricing, or rural social affairs will find the content too narrowly focused to be useful.

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