Farm of LEGTA from Auch Beaulieu – Lavacant Three places for three different types of farming 20th birthday of High National Degree in the seed sector Saturday 05 December 2009
The development of the farm ha (conventional agriculture) 45 ha crop for sale 25 ha forage crops 104, 000 litres of milk quota 16 separated cowshed boxes Old but functional park equipment 2 full-time employees
Improvement of the breeding sector and construction of the free stalling 1999 Renting of the lands of Foyer Ludovic Lapeyrère (140 ha) LA HOURRE 55 ha (transformation into organic agriculture) La CASTAGNERE 85 ha improvement of the park equipment 2004 The farm restructuring project The developement of the farm
2005 Increase of quota : 306, 000 L 3 employees (2 full-time and 1 part-time) additional hectares in Beaulieu The developement of the farm
Beaulieu farm Mixed farming - Livestock Dairy herd Holstein : 40 female cows 80 ha of Area Used for Agriculture (AUA) (2/3 to feed the herd) 4 employees
Beaulieu farm Traditional orchard : used by teachers for educational reasons Wintering of an experimental apiary Study of the impact of the corn seeds treated with Cruiser on bees.
Castagnère farm Barran Village(10 km from Beaulieu) The farm was taken over in 1999 Crops in conventional agriculture 90 ha of areas used for agriculture (AUA) Rotation of the crops: wheat – sunflower – oil seed rape No watering since 2004
Castagnère Farm 2007 : 9 ha of agroforestery experimental programme « water and biodiversity » Oak52 Ash49 Maple44 Pear44 Lime26 Walnut22 Wild cherry23 Apple tree18 Chestnut17
La Hourre farm (Auch) : Organic crops The farm was taken over in ha of TCA (Total Cultivated Area) 2 years of conversion into organic farming Partner : C.R.E.A.B (Organic Research Center) in Midi Pyrénées for experimenting and the following up of the crops La Hourre Farm
La Hourre farm The CREAB Midi-Pyrénées : A group of organic producers from Midi-pyrénées Economic entity The Chamber of Agriculture of Midi Pyrénées Technical Institute
Deep soil = high water resources Hilly area = low water resources
La Hourre farm The rotation of crops set up at La Hourre : 1 short rotation : On deep soils (2 plots) rotation : soya and wheat crops for human consumption = economic aim 1 long rotation : 3 to 5 years Legume species between two crops
Rotations set up at La Hourre : Example of a long rotation : Purple clover under the cover of wheat at the stage ear 1 cm. Optional fallow 1 year Legumes (field beans, peas, lentils) Straw cereals (winter wheat) Sunflower Cereals (winter barley) Optional fallow 1 year with purple clover La Hourre farm
Weed control : a key point in organic farming
Rotation of summer and winter crops Deep ploughing Many passages of stubble-plough ( sowing) Harrowing on all the cultures (50% uprooting / 50% covering up) Hoeing machine Preventive Curative La Hourre farm
« La Hourre » farm Weed control : a key point in organic farming Despite these efforts, apparition of thistle circles on the site Weed control implantation of meadow (lucerne : for 3 years) Implantation : Sowing under the layer of winter barley in weak density ( kg/ha) Possible development of organic lucerne
La Hourre farm Results obtained : crops Yield (qx/ha) Reference Agribio (qx/ha) Yield (qx/ha) Reference Agribio (qx/ha) Purchase price coop (€/T) Soft wheat33,518,617,5 / ,54 Barley/17,72219,9188,59 Field beans 2511,9/// Sunflower12,113,51015 à 20259,36 Soybean17,317,91020 à 25 Bean10,5/916,5247,62 Lentils/10,5///
Organic farming has made a great contribution to the development of traditionnal farming : Reasonable use of fertilizers Development of the « mock sowing » Use of mechanical weeding (sunflower/corn) La Hourre farm