This month of March has changed everything and the field of Castilla y León no longer looks like it did a month ago. Only in that month have fallen between 40 and 85 liters per square meter, depending on the areas.
Even the plots that were most ‘touched’ They have been recovering and the plants are strong. The cereal is recovering from the stoppage caused by the very dry winter.
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“Water, temperature and fertilizer change everything”, sums up Fertiberia’s agronomic manager for northwestern Spain, José Ángel Cortijo.
So are the crops
The legume is having a magnificent nascence and the beet earlier has not needed support risks. The cereal it has water and temperature, and now the big question is whether the farmer has paid enough to take the crop to its maximum potential, especially in a year like this, in which he knows that his grain will have a very attractive price.
In that sense, he has been able to verify that many farmers fell short when it came to providing nutrients, given that the weather was not on their side. “That prudence made perfect sense a month ago, just as it makes sense now to correct nutrient shortages through the coverts and, in this way, adapt to the productive potential”, he emphasizes.
Food safety
“the first commandment for the farmer it is to go to the maximum profitability and this year, at current prices, that objective coincides with that of obtaining the maximum production”, he points out.
In fact, “the farmer of Castilla y León is very aware of their responsibility when it comes to producing food; of its role with a view to food security”, since what is obtained here will not have to be brought from distant countries and sometimes mired in conflict.
“These are times of conflict and the Spanish know that, when things get bad, the legume is a shelter because with a kilo of legumes a family eats for several days”, he warns.
And you sow them?
The farmer is used to planning his decisions, “but in a year of uncertainty Like this, decisions are made at the last minute.”
“We are facing a historic moment that has coincided with an unpredictable year in terms of weather,” Cortijo reiterates.
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