Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Dow Agroscience Host in Reims, France

* Rainfall.    800mm per year
Main crops in region. Canola wheat barley corn sugarbeet potatoes

Ave. yields.
 winter wheat 8.3 t/ha
 barley.            7.6 t/ha
Canola            3.9t/ha

Animal production.  Mainly beef cattle

Average size farms. 100 Ha to 200 Ha
Land value. €22,000 - €26,000 per hectare

Arable land lease ave €230 per hectare

Champagne production vineyards Over €200,000 per hectare with champagne production winery

Major weeds- Black grass , ryegrass, Brome grass, cleavers, mayweed, poppy

Herbicide resistance to black grass, poppy and mayweed.  ALS chemistry 

Cost of herbicide programs €60 per hectare

In 1950 EU agricultural subsidy introduced to control production.

Policy Change for Eurpoean Union on Agriculture Subsidy

2012   €60,915 per annum to farm business
2015   €51,915 per annum to farm business
2019. €42,115 per annum to farm buisiness

Sugarbeet grown on a quota system for farmers.






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