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Trial to grow oilseed for green aviation fuel on French farm

The camelina crop was used in cosmetics but could be used to power planes if tests are successful

French farmer grows crops without water, fertiliser or pesticide

By burying organic matter underground and turning the earth in winter to trap moisture, he gives his fruit and vegetables the tools to survive

French lavender overproduction puts iconic crop in danger

Farmers of the plant say the crop is no longer profitable due to rising production costs, overproduction and prices that have dropped 60% in three years

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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.

French NGOs bring court case on confinement pesticides

Nine NGOs in France are taking the French government to court for allegedly using Covid-19 as an excuse to allow pesticides to be sprayed on crops too close to housing, in contravention of laws imposed in December.

France confirms pesticide buffer of up to 20 metres

Dangerous pesticides will legally be required to be spread at least 20 metres away from inhabited homes and buildings from January 1, 2020, the French government has confirmed.

French court allows mayor pesticide ban for first time

A French court has rejected a request from departmental authorities to cancel two mayoral anti-pesticide decrees for the first time.

French scientists develop human urine crop fertiliser

A team of French and Swiss engineers is working to make human urine a credible alternative to chemical crop fertiliser.

‘Alien’ crop circles were French school project

The image went viral... many suspected the work of extraterrestrials and even travelled from abroad to visit.

Stormy weather to continue as freak hailstorms hit

More thunderstorms are expected to arrive in the coming days, after several episodes of violent weather have wreaked havoc across the country.

Paris hit by flash flooding in shock hailstorm

The streets and Métro stations in Paris have been flooded after unseasonal storms brought heavy rainfall and strong hail to the capital - while strong hail further south in Vaucluse has destroyed crops.

Mediterranean oranges risk ‘yellow dragon’ extinction

Mediterranean oranges, lemons, and other citrus fruits could be at risk of extinction if a disease that has decimated orange trees in Florida takes hold closer to home.