Martial Courtet expresses his concern about the agricultural order train 2025

The Jura Minister wished to take stock. Meanwhile, in his speech, on the challenges of the agricultural world and that of breeding.

He notably expressed his concerns concerning the 2025 agricultural order train, which provides for a complete overhaul of the breeding order. Therefore, He called on the Federal Council to maintain support for the breeding of frank-mountain and half-sample horses.

“The project as presented would lead to a significant decrease in support for the Swiss Federation of Franches-Montagnes. Nevertheless, the total suppression of aid for half-blood farming,” he said, speaking of a “very worrying orientation”.

“The income of Swiss breeders is already very low, and any reduction in federal supports would be an additional loss.” The consequences. Nevertheless, according to Martial Courtet, could be a marked drop in births, the gradual abandonment of farming and the loss of secular know-how.

The president of the Jura Government martial courtet expresses his concern has also promised that the cantonal authorities would commit to simplify the conditions. Meanwhile, administrative constraints for farmers. “Today. there are no less than 23 types of direct payments and numerous subcategories with, each time, forms and many steps to be taken, he detailed. Simplification must not remain a pious wish. as is the case for fifteen years, but become one of the priority objectives of the future agricultural policy.”

The vice-president of the National Council Pierre-André Page (UDC/FR) abounded in its direction. “It is essential that there remains a branch of production, he argued. The horse remains a richness.” “Let us have confidence in our ability to find solutions,” he added.

While no federal advisor was present – a first since 2019 – the Friborgian said he felt at the “and. family market”.

A love of the common terroir

For his part. the president of the Geneva Council of State Thierry Apotho explained martial courtet expresses his concern the ties that unite the canton with the end of Lake Geneva to that of the Jura. Beyond the famous images of the water jet. international institutions, Geneva has an important terroir and its agricultural character is undeniable: “Geneva, they are also cultures and farms, vineyards, a mountainous relief, a river, streams, woods and nature,” he recalled.

He also explained that his canton had more than 10. 000 hectares of agricultural areas, 400 farms and 1400 hectares of vineyards, notably in Satigny and Dardagny.

Guest of honor for the third time after 1987. 2007, the Canton of Geneva thus had many similarities with the Jura, in the eyes of Thierry Aapothoz, notably folklore, culture or the love of terroir and music.

In Signelégier. the party continues Sunday until the end of the afternoon with, in particular, a large folk procession and country races.

Complement to come.