The 4es trophies of Drôme agriculture, organized by the Drôme chamber of agriculture, took place this Thursday November 7 at the Cristal space. In front of professionals and partners, Jean-Pierre Royannez, president of the Chamber of Agriculture, welcomed “the audacity of these operators who represent an entire profession”. Prefect Thierry Devimeux, for his part, underlined “the resilience of a profession which, despite suffering, always remains with its head held high”.
The winners
– Local agriculture trophy: handed over to Matt and Lili's farm, based in Grane. This couple of operators have created a place that covers three activities: an open-air breeding of 80 pigs, a meat processing workshop and a 150 m2 catering shop.2.
– Organic farming trophy: attributed to the GAEC jardin des Buis, located in La Roche-sur-Grane. The space brings together 5 farmers on 32 hectares and produces in a diversified manner, without the use of pesticides.
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– Trophy for environmentally conscious operations: given to the company O'Lait d'Anesse de Valherbasse, which notably produces an organic soap based on donkey's milk and offers mediation around the farm and its animals.
– Energy source agriculture trophy: attributed to Michel Rozand, farmer operating Bioteppes in Romans. His company transforms biomass into biogas that can be injected into the general circuit, which can heat the equivalent of 500 homes per week.
– Trophy of the future: handed over to Solarome, a multi-activity operation based in Villeperdrix. Louis and Chloé, two young farmers, have pooled their passion to breathe new life into a wasteland inherited from their parents. They cultivate orchards, aromatic plants and olive trees.
– Favorite trophy: attributed to Arombee, a company owned by Corine and Vincent Peyle, beekeepers from Toll. The couple has around a hundred hives on land where no pesticides are used and where the soil is nourished with horse compost and green manure.
