Tag: Stephane Le Foll

• Wednesday, July 22nd 2015 - 05:58 UTC

  French president to announce emergency measures in support of farmers

  

  President Francois Hollande has said he would unveil emergency measures to help France’s livestock and dairy farmers on Wednesday. Tuesday’s announcement came as as livestock farmers caused chaos in the north west of France, using tractors and trucks full of manure and rubble to block roads.

• Friday, August 2nd 2013 - 02:33 UTC

  France’s Council of State lifts ban on growing GM corn from Monsanto

  

  The battle over growing genetically modified crops in France flared anew on Thursday as the country's top administrative court overturned a government ban on growing GM corn sold by the US giant Monsanto.