Military exercises in Sardinia: "They've increased by 70% in ten days, causing damage to livestock and farms."
The Agricultural Studies Center, which has collected numerous reports from farmers, has raised the alarm: "Milk production has dropped by 20%."Per restare aggiornato entra nel nostro canale Whatsapp
Over the past ten days , military air exercises in Sardinia "have increased by 70%," causing inevitable disruption to animals grazing near the ranges. The most tangible effect is reportedly a "20% reduction in milk production," compounding the "stress" on livestock. The alarm was raised by the Agricultural Studies Center, which has received numerous formal reports from sheep, goat, and cattle farmers operating in the Marina di Arbus, Sant'Antonio di Santadi, and Pistis areas. "In these areas," explains Tore Piana, president of the Center , "an estimated 70% increase in military fighter jet flights has been recorded, likely related to NATO training activities, involving low-level flights, maneuvers simulating aerial battles, deafening noise, and activity even at night."
Piana speaks of "close flyovers, repeated several times a day, occurring over grazing areas and near livestock farms." This situation, to which the animals are unaccustomed , would result in " agitated and disoriented livestock, difficulty grazing and resting , changes in reproductive behavior, and an immediate drop in milk production, with several farmers reporting drops of up to 20%." These alleged data, if confirmed, would cause "direct and measurable economic damage."
The Agricultural Studies Center therefore calls for "concrete interventions" to protect farmers in the affected areas, paying particular attention to the operational impact of the exercises, evaluating time slots, flight altitudes, and duration. It also requests that compensation be extended directly to farmers, and not just to municipalities or indirectly, finally recognizing animal stress as a real cause of production losses, with technical, veterinary, and economic consequences. " If rapid and concrete responses are not forthcoming, the Agricultural Studies Center reserves the right to formally report the incidents to the competent national and regional authorities and to support any initiative useful for protecting the farmers involved. Those who work in the countryside cannot be the lowest echelon of national defense. And on this, as always, we will not back down," concludes Piana.
(Unioneonline/vf)