Farming in France?

Conmaicne Mara

I would like to find out more about farming in France. Put away the champagne, I don't intend going

Maybe I am operating under some misconception or other, as I don't know a whole lot about it but it seems that the French Government and people are better behind their farmers than here? It also looks like there is more unity within French farming than here?

Just found one interesting land advert (I think) here, just read the description

http://www.eurofarms.com/france-livestockmixed.htm

darragh_haven

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

I would like to find out more about farming in France. Put away the champagne, I don't intend going

Maybe I am operating under some misconception or other, as I don't know a whole lot about it but it seems that the French Government and people are better behind their farmers than here? It also looks like there is more unity within French farming than here?

Just found one interesting land advert (I think) here, just read the description

http://www.eurofarms.com/france-livestockmixed.htm

I know Sheebadog is farming in france, and a regular poster her. The add you linked seems like a well laid place, 128 ha for 1.15 million..... i'll break open the piggy bank:)

sheebadog

Farmers are well respected here and highly thought of.
Dept of Ag are out for your good and not trying to take money from you.
However paperwork is not for the faint hearted. I had a woman doing 5 hours a day now she's doing paperwork full time.
Everything is 30 days credit. You never have to go collecting money, ever.
Certain unscrupulous operators will skin you selling land. Caveat emptor.

Conmaicne Mara

sheebadog wrote: »

Farmers are well respected here and highly thought of.
Dept of Ag are out for your good and not trying to take money from you.
However paperwork is not for the faint hearted. I had a woman doing 5 hours a day now she's doing paperwork full time.
Everything is 30 days credit. You never have to go collecting money, ever.
Certain unscrupulous operators will skin you selling land. Caveat emptor.

Thanks for the reply Sheebadog,

I think Rancher described the recent turn out at the bull beef factory protest as poor.

Where as when we see a French protest, get out of the way, they're coming through :eek:

I am trying to get a sense of the fabric of French farming, are French farmers as united as they seem in what are admittedly short pieces of protest footage?

If they are that united, then what is it about the relationship between farmers that makes that possible?

sheebadog

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Thanks for the reply Sheebadog,

I think Rancher described the recent turn out at the bull beef factory protest as poor.

Where as when we see a French protest, get out of the way, they're coming through :eek:

I am trying to get a sense of the fabric of French farming, are French farmers as united as they seem in what are admittedly short pieces of protest footage?

If they are that united, then what is it about the relationship between farmers that makes that possible?

The French motto is: Equality Freedom Brotherhood.
Equality and brotherhood help a lot in uniteing farmers.
The fact that they are very passionate and emotional drives them into a frenzy (but In a good way iykwim)

TBH I don't agree with their way of protest at all.

enricoh

the oul lad knows a guy that moved out there in the last year or two n is very positive about the move. buying land is a fraction of what it is here n i think prices are better there too. they ran tesco outta town when they saw what had happened to english farmers. he buys his machinery here as its pricier over there.
if u dont get on with the locals when u move it'd be tough going.

Damo810

..Time to start learning some french..Oui..

Lano Lynn

having worked in several countries france is the one I really loved.
their society,culture,food,climate.
I was fortunate the family i was working for were wonderful.
In this fn weather I'm one lotto win from la belle france;)

exercise is the antidote

this is what you call a protest!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il9mPHyiZXQ

st1979

We get paid more for milk here than the french. Last summer I was getting 33/litre french student I had told me his neighbours in normandy were getting 28/litre. During 08 they got paid more than us but they should be getting more than us all the time. Cause of their milk going into consumer products which are supposedly the high value niche market

Miname

exercise is the antidote wrote: »

this is what you call a protest!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il9mPHyiZXQ

The major difference is the Irish just wont stick together, it would be a miracle if 50% of the irish farmers could agree to a united show.