National news

• We invite you to discover this week’s videos on our YouTube channel:

– Mr and Ms. Benoît, fruit farmers in Eastern France – watch video

– Mr Bardet, a winegrower in Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux – watch video:

• Mr Daniel, a pig breeder in Brittany together with his wife, gives us his experience on methanisation in “La France Agricole” read more…
• Sylviane Martin-Pierrat and Laure Le Quéré will attend EISA’s General Assembly on 16 October.

Members

• FARRE and UNIFA (Fertilisation industries) co-organise a symposium on 22 October in Paris with the support of AXEMA (agroequipement industries) : “Nitrogen fertilisation : how to reconcile performance and sustainability ?” More details and inscriptions here
• Syngenta has recently published a brochure on competitive and responsible winegrowing. Read more…

Miscellaneous

• The sector of fresh fruit and vegetables organises a debate on the challenge of taste on 29 October. Mr Jean Thiault, FARRE honorary President, will participate to the roundtable. Read more…
• Unigrains, a private investor in the agrifood industry, celebrates its 50th anniversary on 8 October in Paris. Read more…

20 September 2013: An EPRUMA delegation

Jones, Chairman, met the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, Tonio Borg, on 16 September. EPRUMA requested the Commission to make the Responsible Use of veterinary medicines a key component … Read more …

Caroline Drummond, Chief Executive of LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) will receive an honorary doctorate from Harper Adams University in recognition of her work to combine modern farming with conservation and in engaging the public in farming matters. Read more …

LEAF are pleased to announce that all fresh Outdoor Bred pork sold by one of the UK’s leading supermarkets, Marks & Spencer is now LEAF Marque certified, demonstrating that it has been produced sustainably. Read more …

Food security is affected by a variety of highly complex social, political, economic and geographical factors. That is why analyses have been very difficult so far. The Global Food Security Index which was presented in Juli 2012 closes an important gap in this regard. Read More …

If fertilization does not meet the demand of soils and crops, considerable yield losses will occur, in turn leading to more land which then will be needed for agricultural production. In the light of climate change, the still growing world population, and limited natural resources such as soil and water for example, resource use efficiency becomes increasingly important. Read more …

Making use of innovations has helped considerably in the past to increase yields. Further increases, however, will be needed – and hence the efficient and sustainable use of further innovations. Read more…

8 August 2013

– Save the date !
The next FARRE symposium will be held on Thursday, 16 January 2014 in Paris. This 16^th annual symposium will focus on Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
It will be followed by our annual members’ Convention, on Friday, 17 January 2014.

Networks
– An article on Mickaël Jacquemin (FARRE farmer in Easter France) was published in “La France Agricole” this week: “One step ahead with the qualification” (in French). Read more…

– An article was published in “Horizons” after the evaluation day on biodiversity that took place in Marchélepot (Northern France) under “BiodiversID” network (in French). Read more…

Members
– SITMAFGR (agricultural machinery association) and FARRE co-organise a symposium during the “SPACE” (International Livestock Trade Fair), on Friday, 13 September in Rennes. The topic : water consumption in livestock farming (in French). Read more…

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