Son and grandson of a farmer, Philippe Grégoire, a dairy farmer in the south of Angers, in Chanzeaux, on the hillsides of the Layon, Maine-et-Loire, is experiencing a nightmare. Fault of the payment of european aid promised by the State and the region of pays de la Loire for its passage in the bio, it will have to sell his farm, his herd of 200 cattle and 36 hectares of land that he possesses on the 110 acres that he operates with his wife, Catherine. “Despite our multiple efforts, we have not been able to recover our premiums. The tribunal of commerce of Angers, after 18 months of observation period, of which we have just declared in judicial liquidation, explains, the death in the soul, Philippe Grégoire. We have appealed this decision. The hearing will take place in mid-march.”
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When the two operators have signed a contract for the conversion of dairy farming in a bio with the State, the 15 June 2015, they …
