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Harvesting Wheat Hand in Hand with Nature
High-quality wheat for baking and seed production is the main crop at Ferme de Bulas. Located in the important cereal region of Beauce, the farm has been managed by the Petillon, family for three generations. To ensure a successful harvest the farm uses high-quality seeds with traits and seed treatments best suited to their specific soil, water and climatic conditions and minimize pest and disease damage. A strong focus is put on integrated weed management focusing on a well-balanced combination of crop rotation, cultural methods, and diversity in chemistry. This enables plants to develop their full potential and in turn, it helps to optimize the use of natural resources like soil and water. Digital tools help analyze crop growth on the farm using satellite or drone images. This helps the Petillon, family make better decisions for their crops as well as optimize the use of their resources. Further, low-drift nozzles target applications more efficiently towards the crop and avoid drift to field borders or water bodies. Overall Ferme de Bulas works hand in hand with nature. While cultivation must preserve biodiversity, they also benefit from the health of the surrounding ecosystems. Shelters and flowering plants provide food and accommodation for pollinators and beneficial species.
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Location: Houville la Branche, near Chartres, France.
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History: Ferme de Bulas has been family-run for three generations. This legacy continues as Jérôme, the son of Pascale and Dominique, joined the farm in 2016.
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Farm size: 440 hectares.
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Crops: Cereals, oilseed rape, sugarbeets, pea protein, potatoes.
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Soil: Mostly silty clay.
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Notable partnerships: Fédération des chasseurs d’Eure-et-Loir (Eure-et-Loir hunters’ federation), beekeepers, Hommes et Territoires (sustainability in agriculture association), Laboratoire d’Eco-Entomologie d’Orléans (Orleans Eco-Entomology Laboratory), Axereal (grain cooperative).
Located in the important cereal region of Beauce, the farm has been managed by the Petillon family for three generations. Click through the carousel to learn more about this Bayer ForwardFarm.
Located in the important cereal region of Beauce, the farm has been managed by the Petillon family for three generations. Click through the carousel to learn more about this Bayer ForwardFarm.
2. Rational crop protection applications: In cereals, fungicide applications are made with the help of an advisor supported by a decision-making tool called Positive®.
2. Rational crop protection applications: In cereals, fungicide applications are made with the help of an advisor supported by a decision-making tool called Positive®.
4. Fertilization management: Optimized nitrogen application taking into account evaluations made with the FARMSTAR® decision support tool provided by the Axereal cooperative.
4. Fertilization management: Optimized nitrogen application taking into account evaluations made with the FARMSTAR® decision support tool provided by the Axereal cooperative.
5. Integrated weed management: Adjusted weed management program and extended crop rotation (integration of pea protein) in the areas with resistant black-grass.
5. Integrated weed management: Adjusted weed management program and extended crop rotation (integration of pea protein) in the areas with resistant black-grass.
6. Good sowing practices: Implementing measures to limit the presence of grain on the soil surface which could be eaten by wild animals when sowing.
6. Good sowing practices: Implementing measures to limit the presence of grain on the soil surface which could be eaten by wild animals when sowing.
8. Biodiversity: Monitoring of biodiversity such as flora, birds, worms, pollinators, beetles etc. Hedges and strips of corn have been integrated into fields to benefit wildlife.
8. Biodiversity: Monitoring of biodiversity such as flora, birds, worms, pollinators, beetles etc. Hedges and strips of corn have been integrated into fields to benefit wildlife.
9. Safe product storage and handling: Modernization of the product storage and sprayer filling area to improve working conditions and safety for workers and the environment.
9. Safe product storage and handling: Modernization of the product storage and sprayer filling area to improve working conditions and safety for workers and the environment.

Smart Wastewater Management
Improving on-farm water preservation was the first project undertaken when Ferme de Bulas joined the Bayer ForwardFarming network. With the help of the company’s sustainable agriculture engineer, an Aquasite© diagnostic offered by the Arvalis technical institute made it possible to better manage wastewater. As a result, a sealed sprayer filling and cleaning area has been created. This sealed platform, with an underground tank, recovers all the effluents from the washing and rinsing of tanks, sprayers, and containers. Wastewater is stored and directed to a Phytobac® biological treatment system. This system contains microorganisms in a biological bed, which degrade the residues within five months.
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