CAP / Schemes
French President backs 'ambitious' CAP budget amid 'external' risks
“Without the CAP, Europe will not be able to make its choices to the world,” according to French President Emmanuel...
CAP / Schemes
“Without the CAP, Europe will not be able to make its choices to the world,” according to French President Emmanuel...
Agri Politics
Assurances have been sought from the French authorities in relation to Irish exporters by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...
Tillage
French authorities have banned the sale, distribution and use of a Roundup product following a court decision last week. The...
Environment
France has decided to withdraw marketing authorisations for the pesticide metam-sodium due to concerns relating to risk to human health...
Beef
Ireland was not the only country hit by the drought in 2018; countries all over Europe have been impacted in...
Beef
In this week’s beef focus, we visited Bio Valo, a 1,500m² site that produces electricity for approximately 20,000 people. The...
Beef
In France, the suckler herd amounts to approximately 19 million cows. These cows are the back bone of the French...
Beef
France is a major exporting country of live cattle in Europe; they export live animals to European countries such as...
Beef
Sommet de l’Elévage kicked off at the Grande Halle d’Auvergne showground in Clermont-Ferrand, France yesterday (October 4); the French livestock fair...
Environment
The French Minister for the Environment, Nicolas Hulot, resigned live on radio yesterday evening (Monday, August 27), much to the...
Beef
France is facing its worst outbreak of anthrax in almost 20 years, following the deaths of more than 50 animals...
Rural Life
Protesting French farmers brought the Tour de France to a temporary standstill earlier today, with bales of hay reportedly being...
Agri Politics
The French Minister for Agriculture and Food, Stephane Travert, has rejected the European Commission’s proposal for a 5% reduction in...
Rural Life
French farmers launched a major protest in Toulouse during the week, blocking main routes to the city and making their...
Beef
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is actively monitoring a potential threat to calf exports in 2018. The...
Tillage
France is set to vote against renewing the European licence for weedkiller glyphosate, according to recent reports from Reuters. An official...
Agri-Business
A shortage of migrant labour in the UK farming sector could result in an increase in live exports, including to...
Machinery
French firm Naio Technologies has developed its most recent agricultural robot specifically for larger vegetable growing set-ups – namely a weeding robot...