Download this page in PDF format23 October 2013
National news
- The symposium co-organized by FARRE and UNIFA on sustainable fertilization, held on 22 October in Paris, gathered about 100 people and provided real insights on how things have already improved, what changes are now possible and the limits of regulations. A synthesis (in French) of the interventions will soon be available, but you can already take a look at Mr Hervé Lejeune’s opening speech here. Mr Lejeune was a former director of cabinet of the Director General of FAO.
- Save the date ! The annual FARRE symposium will be held on 16 January 2014 on Integrated Pest Management, in Paris. More info here and at llequere@farre.org. The annual Convention will be held on 17 January.
Local news
- Mr Paul Campas, a FARRE farmer in Western France, will be invited to the General Assembly of Beekeepers of Mayenne on 26 October to present views on intercrops and hedges.
- To discover this week on our Youtube channel :
– The Collard family farm : a video presentation
– Biodiversity conservation on the Collard farm
Members
- On 20 and 21 November in Poitiers, COMIFER organizes the 21st annual conference on balanced fertilization and analysis. More info here
- 2 conferences not to be missed at the SITEVI (Internation exhibition for the wine-fruit-olive growing sectors, in Montpellier) :
– Project Safe Use Initiative in Gironde, organized by UIPP on 26 November 2-4 pm
– Fertilisation feeds from innovation, organized by UNIFA on 28 November 12:30-1:30
Information in English on the SITEVI’s website : http://en.sitevi.com/