Marianne Loison is a french journalist and photographer. She has been writing on agriculture, horticulture and landscape for 30 years, covering science, technology and agronomy. She travels around France and Europe. She works from her office near Paris or from her garden in Normandy.
Planting cover crops before growing sunflowers can increase yields, as trials at the French agricultural research centre - the Terres Inovia Institute – have revealed.
Fifteen percent of global beer production comes from French winter or spring malting barley. From the producer to the brewer, the entire supply chain remains committed to maintaining performance.
Boosting and securing rapeseed yields is the 'Secure Rapeseed' challenge being undertaken in the French Picardy Region. The ultimate goal of the programme is to improve gross margins and reduce pest damage.
This innovative technology is providing a "clean" solution for the protection of vines – and will soon do the same for other crops.
Bees are important for the environment and for crop production. However, agriculture is often blamed for a decline in bee numbers. But there are several initiatives in the agricultural sector to counteract the death of bees. We took a closer look at some of them.
In France, on the island of Noirmoutier, the tradition of harvesting early potatoes stretches back over two centuries. We meet with the producers of tubers which have a sophisticated taste and high added-value.
During the corona crisis, farmers are seizing the opportunity to open up new business areas. We have collected three examples from three countries.
Methane, biomass, solar panels: there is no shortage of resources on farms for producing energy locally. From Picardy to Provence, things are picking up steam.