For farmers up here in Normandy, Brussels – whose Commission regulates farming practices throughout Europe – seems very far away. And so does Paris. They say that neither the European Commission nor the French government have a realistic notion of …
International Women’s Day : Women Farmers in France
To mark international women’s day today, here are some figures for women farmers in France, just been published by the French agricultural social security body the MSA. Figures are for 2017:
- One out of four farm managers in France is a w…
Young French Farmers Unite for Europe
Crowds throng the stand of the young French farmers’ union ‘Jeunes Agriculteurs’ at this year’s international agricultural show in Paris. An enormous panel has been erected setting out their Charter for the future of Agriculture.
Politicians and d…
The end of glyphosate: French government online website opens to share alternatives
Le 1er février le gouvernment a mis en ligne le centre de ressources pour accompagner les agricultuers dans la sortie du glyphosate.
Vous y trouverez des techniques alternatives, ex. association de plantes compagnes gélives sur colza; la herse ét…
A Vanished Friend
They told me horses play with balls
kick them, chase them
so I gave my horse a white one the size of her thighs
rolled it over the rye towards her
she raised her head for a moment’s surprise
then turned away
buried her nose in the t…