Farmers plead for help over increase in boars in south-west France The hunting period has been extended due to the animals’ growing population
France imposes regulations on use of solar panels on farms Farmers in France will soon only be able to define their activity as ‘agrivoltaics’ if the solar panels benefit their agricultural production in some way
Garden tree rules, building on farmland: Five French property updates We also look at taking out a mortgage on a property you buy with a friend and why a tenant lost a court case against their landlord after falling out a window MAP: See level of pesticide use in your area of France If derelict French barns get roof grants, why not our houses? Changes to law limiting new building on farmland in France
New ‘edible’ forest to be created in south-west France 60,000 trees, bushes and shrubs are to be planted to create an ecologically diverse forest in Landes, Nouvelle Aquitaine
New enquiry opens into horse mutilation in France The national police has given an update on its investigations into the incidents as another horse is attacked
French farmer’s long fight against Monsanto draws to close Farmer Paul François has been locked in a legal battle with the controversial multinational corporation since 2004
British birds destroying farmland crops in Brittany Jackdaws - small crows that eat corn - have caused €3 million-worth of damage to farmland crops in Côtes-d’Armor and Finistère (Brittany) in the past 10 years, according to a report.
Positive environmental news in France: June In this month's round up of the positive environmental news making headlines in France, we talk waste, pesticide use, and solar panels on a supermarket.
Farmers can spray pesticides within 5m of rural homes Nature and ecology groups supported by about 100 mayors have lost an urgent legal challenge to laws allowing farmers to spray weedkiller and pesticides close to homes in the French countryside.
Ban on chick culling in France by the end of 2021 The government said new methods were emerging that would make it possible to test the sex of embryos inside the egg
Farmers from across France blockade roads in protest Farmers across France have come together in tractors to block roads into Paris and other major cities to protest against poor economic and social conditions in the farming community.
Paris rooftop farm will yield tonne of fruit and veg The world’s largest urban farm will open on a rooftop in Paris next year.
Elise loves life down on the French farm Elise Jarasse came to France 13 years ago when she was 12 – and she now runs a farm with her French husband. ‘Wwoofers’ working on organic farms in France The least-contaminated fruit and veg to eat in France Aid for drought-hit farmers
French cheese stocks suffer due to summer drought Stocks of French Comté and Cantal cheese may drop significantly this year due to the effects of the summer heatwave and drought, producers have said, with some saying this is “the worst year ever”. Mayor wants to grow and sell cannabis in French fields Bordeaux and Cognac regions devastated by hailstorms Paris hit by flash flooding in shock hailstorm Avian flu: Over 2,700 ducks slaughtered in the Landes Go the whole hog and buy meat directly from the farm