24 November 2023
Hervé COLLOMBAT took over his parents' farm in 1997 in VIRIVILLE (38) at an altitude of 420 meters, between the Chambaran plateau and the Bièvre plain.
23 November 2023
Mathias and Jean-Pierre CHARRETIER farm 90 hectares in DUERNE (69), a commune at an altitude of 850 meters in the heart of the Monts du Lyonnais. They produce 700,000 liters of milk and sell 35 crossbred heifers and steers a year. 30 Ha of arable land are planted with corn, barley and temporary grassland, with the remainder in rotational grazing for dairy heifers. The furthest plots are reserved for butchering animals.
20 April 2022
The first Single Step indexation for dairy breeds provides an opportunity to take stock of this new development. Developed by French and international geneticists, it enables indexes to be calculated in a single step, harmonized internationally, corrected for genetic progress, and better integration of all genotyping data.