NARRATIVE – In good weather, on a motorcycle or at quad, groups of young people disembark on cultures. A disaster for farmers, whose losses are sometimes measured in hundreds of thousands of euros.
With the return of sunny days, the big fields without fence or ditch become for some large playgrounds. On a motorcycle or on their quad, they are always more numerous to invest these agricultural land, especially when they are located near major urban centers. “” They arrive on board corporate vans at the back of which they loaded all-terrain motorcycles so as not to be spotted by the police or ourselves »explains Mathieu Boissy, president of the agricultural union Le Pays de France, member of the FNSEA network.
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Île-de-France is particularly affected by this large-scale phenomenon, notably Val-d’Oise, where urban and rural expanse landscapes follow one another. In 2024, the police confiscated 213 motorcycles following wild rodeos, or 8 % of national seizures. This year, farmers note a resurgence of this phenomenon which attracts many practitioners and spectators trampling at the ENVIR Cultures …
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