The bluetongue (BT) epidemic affecting France has so far caused the loss of 10% of its sheep population, estimated Arnaud Rousseau, president of the FNSEA, on Thursday 12 September. Given the scale of the losses, the leading agricultural union is demanding accelerated access to vaccines and compensation. “We have already lost 10% of the French … Read more
Producer Marc-Antoine Paquet, who started a broiler farm in 2021 in Sainte-Florence, in Bas-Saint-Laurent, was the first and is still the only commercial chicken breeder in his region. He must go through another province to have his birds slaughtered, due to lack of an accessible slaughterhouse nearby. It was his buyer, Olymel, who directed Mr. … Read more
Aact simultaneously in favor of the climate, health and the improvement of women’s living conditions. Few causes bring together such ambitions, and moreover with concrete chances of success. This is precisely the case of “clean cooking”, in other words the techniques allowing you to do without wood to cook food. Currently, 90% of Africans depend … Read more
Federal scientists in the Maritimes are trying to develop a new species of potato better adapted to conditions caused by climate change. Bourlaye Fofana, a researcher with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, led a team in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, that examined wild potato varieties native to the Andes in South America that could contribute to … Read more
50 meters from Emmanuel Thomas’s farm, a sign indicates to cattle trucks the direction to follow to find the entrance to the allotment center – these sites where livestock are grouped and sorted. In addition to his herd of 80 Limousin cows, the 61-year-old farmer manages an import-export center through which up to 700 cattle … Read more