French Farmers to be paid not to use Glyphosate

[Bury the Trash]

So the french version of defra are going to give "financial aid" to farmers who agree to not use glyphosate.

But - its only €2500 euros. Which is easy money if you are organic already! But can't see that tempting many big arable farms.

It is way off being organic, no where near it.

I would take it tomorrow if it was offered,.

 

[Dukes Fit]

Anyone seen this?

French getting quite angry

 

[Chris F]

Anyone seen this?

French getting quite angry

Yes I've seen that. Was going to add it to FarmTV at the weekend. Macron is just annoyed that he hasn't managed to ban phosphate as per his statement back in 2016/17.

 

[Luke Cropwalker]

And you are sh!t at rugby, you can't make beer, your cheese is rubbish and, quite frankly your wine isn't even that good any more.

 

[czechmate]

Actually I find it a bit annoying, only being a small user I spend about €1,500/ year on glyphosate - now I look on that as 4K

 

[czechmate]

And you are sh!t at rugby, you can't make beer, your cheese is rubbish and, quite frankly your wine isn't even that good any more.

An agronomist writing in a thread about an ag Chem?.

btw - you didn’t mention football or rallying

 

[bobk]

Actually I find it a bit annoying, only being a small user I spend about €1,500/ year on glyphosate - now I look on that as 4K

So your spraying 200- 250 acres a year with glypho

 

[czechmate]

So your spraying 200- 250 acres a year with glypho

Well, there is another annoyance...
I was using a wetter then realised that the wetter was costing more than the glyphosate. Spoke to the supplyer, “use more glyphosate “
Funnily, spoke to son in the uk and that was what he was doing too ...
And it probably costs more here, particularly if you include the environment tax, as I did and my cereal area is 170 acres (took a while to work that one out).
Some of that is rotating grass so a stronger dose

 

[Y Fan Wen]

I hope France is looking forward to increasing it's payments into the EU, there is about to be a huge hole in the finances. Or have you just shrugged your shoulders and gone on strike?

I've just done a quick search, seems to be about 7%. Looking at how my budgets usually work out that would be in the uncertainty range. Divided equally between the 27 they should be able to manage it if they look down a few sofas.

 

[czechmate]

I've just done a quick search, seems to be about 7%. Looking at how my budgets usually work out that would be in the uncertainty range. Divided equally between the 27 they should be able to manage it if they look down a few sofas.

That’s about measure of it - mind, Covid and it’s repercussions have me scratching my head

 

[will l]

Yes I've seen that. Was going to add it to FarmTV at the weekend. Macron is just annoyed that he hasn't managed to ban phosphate as per his statement back in 2016/17.

Really!

 

[Hindsight]

I've just done a quick search, seems to be about 7%. Looking at how my budgets usually work out that would be in the uncertainty range. Divided equally between the 27 they should be able to manage it if they look down a few sofas.

Yes, won't be divided equally but I always took it the 27, primarily driven by the remaining contributor nations would settle down to sort out the shortfall left by UK leaving and that it would not be that much of a shock given the overall GDP of the 27. And likely another myth debunked from the pre and post referendum claims and counter claims. Hey ho

 

[cb387]

Won’t the french just claim the money then do what the want anyway?

 

[yellow belly]

There would be no problem banning glyphosate provided we banned the importing of products that had it used in the crop rotation in that country

 

[czechmate]

Won’t the french just claim the money then do what the want anyway?

That would be a fair risk. We will still have farm subsidies and a small percentage fine would soon out way 2.5k.
Oh, and there are many controls

 

[will l]

That would be a fair risk. We will still have farm subsidies and a small percentage fine would soon out way 2.5k.
Oh, and there are many controls

There is no guarantee youll get 2.5k the total sum is relatively small and is divided between all who sign up to it, 2.5k is the maximum, likely less than 1k for three years non use, and a guarantee of controls,

 

[czechmate]

There is guarantee youll get 2.5k the total sum is relatively small and is divided between all who sign up to it, 2.5k is the maximum, likely less than 1k for three years non use, and a guarantee of controls,

Assuming there should be a third word “no”, Will, yes, absolutely

 

[Muck Spreader]

SNCF (French Railways) are France's biggest single user of glyphosate, they have now developed and alterative. This is a product composed of more than 95% pelargonic acid , a biocontrol product (using natural products) and a synthetic molecule from the sulfonylurea family.

 

[bobk]

SNCF (French Railways) are France's biggest single user of glyphosate, they have now developed and alterative. This is a product composed of more than 95% pelargonic acid , a biocontrol product (using natural products) and a synthetic molecule from the sulfonylurea family.

Is it £2 a litre ?

 

[Luke Cropwalker]

And you are sh!t at rugby, you can't make beer, your cheese is rubbish and, quite frankly your wine isn't even that good any more.

And your not having our fishing so bugger off.