Tag: farmers
of French farmers choose a more resistant wheat
More and more French farmers are turning to wheat varieties that are more tolerant to heat. Report in Grammont (south-west). With our special correspondent in the Tarn-et-Garonne, Alexis Bedu. A…
Swedish farmers appeal for rain: “The ground begins to crack”
It is really dry in some parts of the country and for the farmer Henrik Carlsson in Ösmo south of Stockholm, the starting position for the summer is worse than…
Managing St. Marys Farmers’ Market has a chance to give back
There’s been moments over the past two-and-a-half years when Dee Skeith has felt like she’s living in a “fantasy town.” Skeith, a grandmother, moved to St. Marys in 2019 not…
Drought coming? It’s not that bad in Utrecht, but farmers hold on tight
The water boards are not very concerned for the time being, although they are keeping an eye on the situation. The territory of four water boards partly overlaps that of…
Thanks to drones, lapwing eggs do not end up in the lawn mowers of Eemland farmers
And that protection is paying off. Collective Eemland manages half of the 5000 hectares of farmland in Eemland. In addition to flying drones, Huijegens can also praise his own, because…
Growing unrest among poultry farmers due to bird flu: ‘It feels like a lottery’
“I get a lot of calls from concerned poultry farmers,” says Oplaat of the Dutch Union of Poultry Farmers. “They are already doing a lot against bird flu, but it…
Invasion of Ukraine: farmers in Odessa who cannot sell their harvest are about to go bankrupt
Boris watches nervously, often lighting cigarettes, as the workers on his farm disassemble and repair the doubling machine. “I’ve decided to harvest because I have to pay the salaries of…
We did not expect this size from the first European farmers
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Chablis wine harvest threatened with frost again – farmers plan to throw up their gloves
There has been an unusual weather phenomenon in the French wine region this spring as well: warm in March but cold in April. In France, farmers are trying to save…
Subsidy for Utrecht farmers who support climate goals, extra money for the protection of meadow birds
“It is important, where possible, to combine agriculture with nature”, says deputy Mirjam Sterk (Nature and Agriculture). “Fortunately, we know better and better what is needed to give space to…