osie Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Hi AllI have been told that I should not allow a little bit of my land to be enclosed by wire and allow cows to eat the grass. For me it makes sense as our neighbour can graze his cows and I can have the grass kept short. No money needs to be exchanged and everybody is happy...However... it seems that after 2 years very very bad things can happen and you can end up losing all your land. This is due to the agriculture laws in France.So my question is what can be done to avoid this situation... I have been told there exists a 'Commoda' (dont know if this spelling is correct or not).Would you recommend cutting the symbiotic relationship with the cows, how strict are these laws, do you have any experiences like this.osie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 I have been told (by a local farmer friend) that the important thing is to make sure that the animals are taken off for a period each year and then the farmer cannot claim tenure. I'm sure this question has been asked and answered on here before - you might try a search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Some info here: http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/738202/ShowPost.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osie Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 Thanks Clair... I think clear as mud is the outcome.It is a shame but it seems that 'dont do it' seems the best bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 YUP! don't do it, that is what I would tell anyone in your situation. Farmers get lots of rights and actually quite quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 We have done this in the past ie have allowed sheep, and later cows, (belonging to "friends") to graze on our fenced field . Perhaps we were naive, but no harm came from it.But the trouble comes when you want them to leave, and they don't want to go - eg you're selling up. Then you have problems.ps - we found that while sheep leave the land clean and tidy, the cows made a lot of mess and didn't crop the grass evenly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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