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.
1. Precision farming: GPS-guided work tasks (sowing, spraying, fertilizing and harvesting) to optimize fuel and input use.
1. Precision farming: GPS-guided work tasks (sowing, spraying, fertilizing and harvesting) to optimize fuel and input use.
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®.
3. Innovative application techniques: Sprayers equipped with drift control and automatic boom section control.
3. Innovative application techniques: Sprayers equipped with drift control and automatic boom section control.
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.
7. Farming and beekeeping: The farmer and beekeeper have signed an apiculture and agriculture best practices charter to protect bees on the farm.
7. Farming and beekeeping: The farmer and beekeeper have signed an apiculture and agriculture best practices charter to protect bees on the farm.
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.
10. Phytobac®: The bioremediation system ensures optimal on-farm wastewater management.
10. Phytobac®: The bioremediation system ensures optimal on-farm wastewater management.
11. Partnerships: Bayer ForwardFarming builds on existing partnerships to leverage expertise and skills.
11. Partnerships: Bayer ForwardFarming builds on existing partnerships to leverage expertise and skills.
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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