after a devastating summer for crops, struggling farmers

Soils roasted by the sun, meadows transformed into fields of straw. It is therefore impossible for breeders to feed their animals. And it is precisely this difficulty that the Minister of Agriculture evokes Tuesday, August 24, at the microphone of franceinfo. Breeding, soon first among the victims. “We have meadows that look more like doormats“, recognizes Marc Fesneau, Minister of Agriculture. “We have a problem for breeders to find food for animals“, he adds.

The Minister has already announced the first aid for farmers. Among these measures, the mobilization as quickly as possible of the agricultural calamity scheme for eligible crops, those which are not insurable. But also the postponement of social security contributions, exemption from tax on unbuilt land and derogations from the requirements of the specifications for a certain number of appellations contrôlées. The PAC advance will be revalued. Objective: to preserve cash as much as possible. “We are going to be at 75%, which allows us to put cash back into the machine for breeders“, specifies the Minister of Agriculture. The question of the use of wastewater for irrigation or even the watering of green spaces is under study.