FARRE Newsletter 7 October 2013

FARRE newNational 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…