A2C le site de l'agriculture de conservation

Are all CA fields equal when it comes to soil quality ?

Document Cécile Waligora — 2026-03-16T08:18:56Z

Short on time but curious about soil health in Conservation Agriculture (CA) ?
Last month, with Brieuc Hardy and Philippe Baret, we published a new paper in SOIL journal.

- Vu sur le web / Architecture du sol, Couverts végétaux, GB

A safari across France : soil fauna insights from a nationwide soil quality monitoring program

Document Cécile Waligora — 2026-01-08T16:20:33Z

We present RMQS-Biodiversity, a nationwide soil biodiversity survey integrated into the French Soil Quality Monitoring Network (RMQS), and illustrate its potential for soil ecology research.

- Vu sur le web / Biologie / Physiologie, GB

Beyond the buzz : analyzing actors promoting regenerative agriculture in Europe

Document Cécile Waligora — 2025-12-24T08:28:54Z

Regenerative agriculture is advocated as a response to environmental and socio-economic challenges, yet little research systematically examines its key proponents. We analyzed 849 actor websites and interviewed 131 regenerative farmers across five European countries.

- Vu sur le web / Travail du sol, Couverts végétaux, Grands enjeux / Economie, GB

First vineyard in England certified regenerative by AGW

Document Cécile Waligora — 2025-11-24T09:02:16Z

Working with Frédéric Thomas – a leading French agronomist – the Penn Croft team prioritized biodiversity and the health of the soil when designing the vineyard.

- Vu sur le web / Viticulture, GB

L'agriculture de conservation des sols : n'est-il pas temps de s'y mettre ?

Document Cécile Waligora — 2025-11-17T08:33:56Z

Le CGAAER formule des propositions en vue de favoriser développement de l'ACS. Elle préconise en particulier d'affirmer, par une communication claire, le caractère patrimonial du sol et les effets positifs de l'ACS.

- Vu sur le web / Couverts végétaux, Grands enjeux / Economie

Changins, Suisse : le travail minimum du sol apparaît comme une pratique appropriée

Document Cécile Waligora — 2025-10-22T07:29:39Z

Un essai à Changins a comparé l'impact de différentes pratiques de travail du sol sur le rendement du blé et la fertilité du sol. Il montre que le travail minimum du sol offre des avantages agronomiques et environnementaux.

Réaliser des faux-semis, oui...mais

Document Cécile Waligora — 2025-10-17T14:30:47Z

Le faux semis ne joue pas beaucoup sur les levées de ray-grass dans le blé.
Par contre, le semis direct joue positivement...

Featured Farmer – Frederik Larsen

Document Cécile Waligora — 2025-08-25T14:16:57Z

Writing this article (while the season is coming to a close in the midst of a 30C heatwave) is the perfect opportunity to reflect on yet another exciting year of arable farming. I'm usually idealistic on which directions to take my farm and arable clients, always striving towards ambitious goals.

No-Till vs. Tillage : Which Really Lets the Water In ?

Document Cécile Waligora — 2025-08-13T12:33:56Z

When a commenter wrote on one of our recent videos Dwayne Beck, no-till , he put it bluntly :“Without tillage water won't penetrate. I rented 400 acres that was zero till for decades and it was like a concrete block.”

Agroecological farming promotes yield and biodiversity but may require subsidy to be profitable

Document Cécile Waligora — 2025-07-15T15:02:49Z

Our results provide some optimism for an economic basis to promote the adoption of complex agroecological farming systems. However, as the complexity of the agroecological interventions increases they become less profitable within the current economic environment, even with subsidies.