The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spanish pork producers 'very concerned' by African swine fever Spain's pork industry is "very concerned" by a growing African swine fever outbreak among wild boars that has sparked jitters about the world's third-largest producer of the meat and its derivatives. https://www.thelocal.es/20251203/spanish-pork-producers-very-concerned-by-african-swine-fever Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:39:03 +0100 spanish-pork-producers-very-concerned-by-african-swine-fever Spain detects seven new African swine fever cases Spain has found another seven dead wild boars infected with African swine fever near Barcelona, increasing the outbreak's total to nine cases, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20251203/spain-detects-seven-new-african-swine-fever-cases Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:26:35 +0100 spain-detects-seven-new-african-swine-fever-cases 'It's a crime': Solar park boom threatens Spain's olive tree growers In the Andalusian village of Lopera, olive trees owners struggle against expropriation and to prevent the installation of photovoltaic plants forcing thousands of trees to be uprooted. https://www.thelocal.es/20250414/its-a-crime-solar-park-boom-threatens-spains-olive-tree-growers Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:23:48 +0200 its-a-crime-solar-park-boom-threatens-spains-olive-tree-growers How an ancient way of harvesting salt has been revived in Spain In the salt marshes of Cádiz in southwestern Spain, Juan Carlos Sánchez de Lamadrid surveyed a grid of rectangular pools of milky water, part of a time-honoured tradition to harvest salt from the sea. https://www.thelocal.es/20230922/how-an-ancient-way-of-harvesting-salt-has-been-revived-in-spain Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:44:49 +0200 how-an-ancient-way-of-harvesting-salt-has-been-revived-in-spain