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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

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MAP: See level of pesticide use in your area of France

A new interactive map enables people to view the types and amounts of pesticides used around their commune as well as the proportion of local organic farms

If derelict French barns get roof grants, why not our houses?

There are European farming grants for barn roofs and French government grants for insulation and boilers but frustratingly no help to replace the roof on your home in France, writes Samantha David

Changes to law limiting new building on farmland in France

The original plan by the ecology ministry would have halved the amount of building on French farmland in a decade

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.

The least-contaminated fruit and veg to eat in France

A new TV report on pesticides including the controversial herbicide glyphosate has drawn up a list of the best fruits and vegetables to eat in France to avoid the worst chemical residues.

Avian flu: Over 2,700 ducks slaughtered in the Landes

Over 2,700 ducks have been slaughtered in the Landes region as a preventative measure against a suspected strain of avian ‘flu.

Go the whole hog and buy meat directly from the farm

Buying a whole pig or lamb to eat may seem daunting but, as Claire Winterton discovers, it offers top-quality meat at a tasty price – and can feed a family for weeks

Farms

Farmers plead for help over increase in boars in south-west France

France imposes regulations on use of solar panels on farms

Garden tree rules, building on farmland: Five French property updates

MAP: See level of pesticide use in your area of France

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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

New enquiry opens into horse mutilation in France

French farmer’s long fight against Monsanto draws to close

British birds destroying farmland crops in Brittany

Positive environmental news in France: June

Farmers can spray pesticides within 5m of rural homes

Ban on chick culling in France by the end of 2021

Farmers from across France blockade roads in protest

Paris rooftop farm will yield tonne of fruit and veg

Elise loves life down on the French farm

‘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

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