MONTADY, France — When Émilie Faucheron and her husband took over her father’s vineyards in southern France in 2014, she knew that climate change in this sun-soaked region could one day upend their business. But she didn’t expect that day to come so soon — or to be so cold. Last month, France saw record temperatures for March. Faucheron sensed spring …
With France pledging to triple or even quadruple its solar energy production by 2028, one of the biggest challenges is finding the necessary space to build the solar farms. Rooftops alone can’t solve the problem. The most cost-effective method is installing photovoltaic panels at ground level, but this will require an additional 3,000 to 4,000 hectares per year. Solar solutions An innovative approach is focusing …
While the mild winter favoured early plant growth, spring frost occurred just as the crops were starting to bud, forcing farmers to find sometimes costly ways to protect them. According to 2020 data from the vineyards of the Domaine de Nidolères in Tresserre in the south of France, the plants under Sun’Agri technology avoided periods of spring frost, while those …
