Marc Fesneau in front of the Young Farmers of Lozère: “Two exceptional measures for sensitive meadows”

Marc Fesneau a brièvement participé à l’assemblée générale des Jeunes Agriculteurs. Midi Libre – Célian Guignard

On the sidelines of his official visit to Lozère, the Minister of Agriculture stopped at the departmental general assembly of the agricultural union in Montrodat. The opportunity to take stock of the issue of wolves, sensitive grasslands and the Agricultural Orientation and Future Pact and Law (Ploa).

In the memory of a trade unionist, never has a Minister of Agriculture participated in the departmental general assembly of Young Farmers of Lozère. But the occasion being the thief, Marc Fesneau, on an official visit to the department this Friday March 22, 2024, took the opportunity to make a detour to the Montrodat village hall, where the gathering of JA 48. The opportunity for him to speak on three subjects: the wolf, sensitive grasslands and the Pact and law on agricultural orientation and future ( Ploa).

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"I consider that the wolf is an agricultural subject, first reminded the minister. I decided to take hold of it, even though it is not at all within my skills. We had to put pressure on in order to change a certain number of things: indirect compensation or even the simplification of shootings." Marc Fesneau then announced that the wolf should go from highly protected to protected species, which would allow "real regulation". He also questioned the special status of the Cévennes National Park, where any attempt to contain the wolf population is prohibited.

Demands heard

On sensitive meadows, one, if not the workhorse of the Young Farmers of Lozère for a year, Marc Fesneau announces two exemptions already validated: the first , in periods of drought, the second, in the event of an attack by mole rats. The Minister of Agriculture also wants "that farmers escape from eco-conditionality" for the payment of ;rsquo;public aid and tax deductions "if more than 75 % of the surface area of ​​their farm is in sensitive meadows or grass&quot ;. This last measure should be drafted in April.

Concerning the Ploa, which passes in May before the National Assembly and in June before the Senate, Marc Fesneau recalled that a certain number of demands of the JA had been heard: installation, information, the attractiveness of professions, as well as a series of administrative simplification measures. "We will judge the actions", warned the Young Farmers, before letting their host leave amid applause.< /p> I subscribe to read more