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
Failing to take care of the ocean, humans increasingly appreciate what it provides them. For six decades, per capita consumption of seafood has increased twice as fast as the world population. In 1961, it was 9.1 kilos per year, it now stands at 20.7 kilos. China alone swallows up 36%. The FAO, the Food and … Read more
Biting insects, culicoides, do not stop at borders. This is demonstrated by the discovery of an outbreak of a new type of bluetongue (BT) in northern France. This outbreak of serotype 3, previously unknown in France, was confirmed on Monday, August 5 by health authorities in a sheep farm located in the town of Marpent … Read more
“How to talk about a crake (small migratory wading bird) ? » This strange question was recently asked to me by two friends. We are in the Drôme, 15 kilometers from Valence, on an agricultural plain dominated by fields of wheat and corn, on the Grand Laval farm. Here, since 2006, a couple of farmers, … Read more