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An innovative ecological intensification
  project for society and the planet.
       « La mission de l’humanité, c’est de transformer l’énergie solaire en conscience. »
                       (Humanity’s mission is to transform solar energy into awareness.)
                                                       Patrick Viveret, French philosopher
Table of contents

INTRODUCTION to the Grignon Energie Positive                                             REDUCING the Grignon farm fossil fuel consumptions
programme............................................page 1                              and greenhouse gas emissions ................... page 13
      Origins and context of the programme............................ page 2
                                                                                               Adapting the production system .................................. page 14
      A multi-party project................................................. page 3
                                                                                               A distinct improvement in the energetic and carbon
      Presentation of the Grignon farm .................................. page 4               performance of milk production ................................. page 15
                                                                                               More mitigated results for cash crops ........................... page 16
ASSESSING the Grignon farm fossil fuel consumptions                                            An example of innovation: Chaff harvest ...................... page 17
and greenhouse gas emissions .....................page 5                                       The production of renewable energy with miscanthus ....... page 18
      Our sustainability ambition and goals: The “3 Ps” hat trick .. page 6                    The production of renewable energy using
      Results of the 1st carbon and energy assessment of the farm                              biomethanization and photovoltaic .............................. page 19
      in 2006 ................................................................. page 7         Beyond fossil fuel and greenhouse gas .......................... page 20
      Results put into perspective ........................................ page 8
      Precise environmental accounting ................................ page 9
                                                                                         INFORMING the professionals, the general public and
MEASURING the Grignon farm fossil fuel consumptions                                      the future generation ............................. page 21
and greenhouse gas emissions ................... page 10                                       Communicating positively towards the professionals ......... page 22
      Measuring crops’ nitrous oxide emissions ........................ page 11                An innovative way of communicating to the
                                                                                               general public ........................................................ page 23
      Measuring cows’ enteric methane emissions .................... page 12
Introduction to the
Grignon Energie Positive programme




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project for society and the planet.        Introduction   Assessing   Measuring   Reducing   Informing



 Origins and context of the programme



                  society




               It is time to take action, to show that a both productive and
               sustainable agriculture is possible.
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                         A multi-party project
                         The Grignon Energie Positive programme (GE+) takes place at AgroParistech’s experimental
                         farm near Paris, in partnership with private and public companies.

                                                                                                                                    Board of directors: Olivier
                                                                                                                                    Lapierre (Director of Céréopa
                                                                                                                                    and Professor at
                                            Céréopa, consultancy arm of                                                             AgroParisTech), Thierry Doré
AgroParisTech, Europe’s leading             AgroParisTech with high expertise                                                       (Professor at AgroParisTech and
Institute of research, education and        in economic and environmental                                                           researcher at INRA*), Bernard
technology for Agriculture, Food and        modelling and assessment of                                                             de Franssu (Director of the
                                                                                        The experimental farm at
Environmental Sciences.                     agro-food systems.                                                                      Grignon Farm).
                                                                                        Grignon, used by researchers
                                                                                        and students to experiment with             Operations team: Marion Barral
                                                                                        new technologies in order to                (Communications Project
                                                                                        meet key issues in agriculture.             Manager), Dominique Tristant
                                                                                                                                    (Technical Project Manager),
                                                                                                                                    Sophie Carton, Yves Python
                                                                                                                                    (Project Executives).
                                                                                                                                    Scientific board: Philippe
                                                                                                                                    Schmidely (Researcher in animal
                                                                                                                                    nutrition), Benoît Gabrielle
                                                                                                                                    (Researcher in crop production),
                                                                                                                                    Jean-Pierre Henry (Researcher
                                                                                                                                    in ecology), Thierry Bonaudo
                                         Private and public partners.                                                               (Researcher in animal
                                                                                                                                    production).

                                                                                                                                * INRA: French institute for agronomic research

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                     Presentation of the Grignon farm
                                                                                                      The Grignon farm benefits from an exceptional scientific
                                                                                                      environment. INRA (French institute for agronomic
                                                                                                      research) researchers and AgroParisTech students
                    LOCATION                                                                          experiment all year long with innovative solutions that will
                    40 km South-West from Paris. 546 hectares.                                        be part of tomorrow’s agriculture.
                                                                                                      The diversity of the Grignon farm enables the study of
                                                                                                      different productions and their complex interactions.
                                             CATTLE                                                   Consisting of three parts separated by up to 30 km, the
                                                                                                      farm offers a unique opportunity to study the
                                                 120 dairy cows > 1,2
                                                                                                      environmental impacts of farming practices in different
                                                 million L milk/year.
                                                                                                      areas. With its cows producing 10,000 litres of milk/year
                                                 500 meat ewes.                                       and wheat yields reaching 9 tons/ha in 2008, it is a
                                                                                                      showcase for a both productive and environmentally
                      CROPS                                                                           performing agriculture using the means of ecological
                      Cereals, fodder                                                                 intensification. In addition to that, the production of
                      crops, grassland,                                                               yoghurts, milk and cream on the farm enables the study
                      energetic crops.                                                                of the environmental impacts of whole food chains,
                                                                                                      instead of being limited to the farm boundaries. Last but
                                                                          DIRECT                      not least, its location on the outskirts of Paris makes it a
                                                                          SELLING                     life-size educational tool for the general public and
                                                                          Shop on the farm.           schools.



PROCESSING AND                                                                                EDUCATION
                                                                                              10 000 visitors/year:
CONDITIONNING                                                                                 schools, students,
Bottled milk, yoghurts and cream.                                                             general public,
                                                                                              professionals.
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Assessing the Grignon farm fossil fuel
consumptions and greenhouse gas
emissions




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                  project for society and the planet.                     Introduction         Assessing           Measuring              Reducing              Informing


                   Our sustainability ambition and goals:
                   The “3 P's” hat trick


                                                                                                           PerfAgroP3, a simulation tool to assess
                                                                                                             the “3 P's” at the scale of a farm


                                                                                                       PerfAgroP3 models all the different types of
                                                                                                       productions of the farm and their interactions. It
                                                                                                       enables the assessment of different technical
                                                                                                       solutions and their impacts on profit (economic
                                                                                                       margin), fossil fuel consumption, greenhouse gas
                               The performance triangle                                                emissions and food production (calories and
                                                                                                       proteins).
In Grignon we believe that environmental performance must rhyme with economic
performance to be legitimate. In terms of environmental performance, our objective is to
reduce the farm's carbon emissions as much as possible through agronomic means and to
compensate locally (on the farm and its surroundings) the emissions we cannot eliminate.
We also aim at becoming a positive energy farm, that is to say a farm that produces more
energy than it actually consumes. Therefore we will be able to produce energy for society.
But we also think that progress towards environmental sustainability should not disengage
agriculture from production. The recent hunger crisis and the world demographic growth are
                                                                                                           Example: Simulation with PerfAgroP3 of the introduction of three
signals of a future where food scarcity in both developing and developed countries will be a                          different solutions on the Grignon farm
major issue in the forthcoming decades. Therefore we believe that the first mission of
agriculture should always be to produce food.
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Results of the 1st carbon and energy
assessment of the farm in 2006


                                                                      The fossil fuel consumptions and greenhouse gas
                                                                      emissions assessment of the farm was done in 2006,
                                                                      with the farm data from 2005 and the bilan Planète
                                                                      methodology and references.
                                                                      This study gave the following results:
                                                                          17 millions MJ fossil fuel consumption, which is
                                                                          the equivalent of the average consumption of
                                                                          100 persons ;
                                                                          2,600 tons CO2 -eq, which corresponds to the
                                                                          emissions of 440 persons.




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                 Results put into perspective...




These figures correspond to:                                                           The Grignon farms feeds:

    The fossil fuel consumption of 100 persons ;                                           7,500 persons (proteins*) ;
    The greenhouse gas emissions of 440 persons.                                           9,500 persons (calories*).
                                                                                       *Calculated using FAO nutritional references.



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Precise environmental accounting
In order to improve our assessments, we have developed the environmental performance
dashboard. This original tool traces all the incoming and outgoing flows on the farm. It is made of
three modules:



                                                                                 1 The "references" module: It is made of all the impact
                                                                                      coefficients that we use for our assessments. They come
                                                                                      from different scientific sources and are regularly updated.


                                                                                 2 The "flows" module: It contains the monthly data of the
                                                                                      energy and matter flows of the farm.


                                                                                 3    The "crop management system" module: It contains all
                                                                                      the technical information about the crop management on
                                                                                      the farm.




                                                                                      The outputs of the environmental performance
                                                                                      dashboard are:
                                                                                      Crops: MJ or kg CO2 per ton and per ha.
                                                                                      Cowshed: MJ or kg CO2 per L of milk and per kg of meat.
                                                                                      Sheepfold and dairy: MJ or kg CO2 per € of activity
                                                                                      turnover or per kg of final product.


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Measuring the Grignon farm fossil fuel
consumptions and greenhouse gas
emissions




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                                      project for society and the planet.                                       Introduction               Assessing   Measuring   Reducing   Informing


                                      Measuring crops' nitrous oxide emissions
                                       Due to the lack of reliable data on greenhouse gas emissions, a system enabling the measurement of crops' nitrous oxide
                                       (N2O) emissions was set up in Grignon.

Experimental protocol:

   A hermetic chamber                             Three air samples are made while N2O is                 The concentration gradient indicates
   is laid on the                                 accumulating in the chamber.                            the soil N2O emissions dynamic.
   ground.


                                                                                                                 Concentration




                                                                                                                           Gradient
                                                                                                                                           Time
   N2O emitted by the soil is trapped in the                                The samples are analysed in
   chamber. Its concentration grows with time.                              order to determine the N2O
                                                                            concentration.




                                                   Meadow 2008
                                                   Meadow 2009
                                                                                   Wheat 2009    First results :
   Alfafa 2008
   Alfafa 2009                                                                                   The first results of the N2O emissions
                                                              Wheat 2008
                                                              Winter barley 2009                 measurements on different crops in the
            Maize 2008
            Spring barley 2009
                                                                                                 Grignon farm are coherent with the IPCC
                                     Switchgrass 2008                                            and INRA (French institute for agronomic
                                     Switchgrass 2009
                                                                                                 research) bibliography data.
                                    Miscanthus 2008                     Winter barley 2008
                                    Miscanthus 2009                     Maize 2009

                 Crops
                 Forest
                 Chambers
                 N20 (%) in total nitrogen loss                                                                                                                                   Page 11
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                        Measuring cows’ enteric methane emissions
                        Over the last few months we have been testing equipment designed for the measurement of cows’ enteric methane emissions. This equipment is
                        now fully operational. Coupled with a system that measures cows’ individual daily feed ingestion, it offers the opportunity to test the effect of
                        different diets on cows’ enteric methane emissions.

The method we have selected consists of the measurement
of enteric CH4 emissions using a trace gas, SF6. This method
was developed by an American research team and its
reliability is now recognised by the scientific community.

Methodology:                                                       Illustrations:
1. The animal ingests a capsule (picture 1) that emits SF6
   with a continuous flow. SF6 is a greenhouse gas also
   referred to as "sulphur hexafluoride". Its global warming
   potential is 22,800 times that of CO2 when compared over
   a 100 year period. Once located in the cow’s rumen, the
   capsule remains active for 4 to 6 months.
2. A PVC vacuum tube (picture 2) is fixed around the cow’s
   neck.
3. The tube is then connected to a capillary tube (3a). This
   capillary tube reaches a filter located just above the cow’s
   nostrils (3b). The depression effect sucks in the gas
   eructed by the animal (blue arrow). After 24 hours, the air
   sample contained in the PVC tube is collected and is then       The first cattle feed trials are not complete yet, hence the results cannot be communicated at this
   analysed to determine the SF6 and CH4 concentrations.           stage of research.




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Reducing the Grignon farm fossil fuel
consumptions and greenhouse gas
emissions




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                        project for society and the planet.                          Introduction      Assessing              Measuring              Reducing        Informing


                         Adapting the production system
                          After the initial carbon and energy assessment, different technical solutions were simulated with PerfAgro P3 (see page 6). The most efficient
                          of them were selected and have been implemented on the farm since 2007.


                                                                                                                Introduction of more legumes in the
                                           Keeping a high production level                                                              crop rotation
                                           > to maximise the efficiency of all the                                  > to reduce the use of fertilizers
                                             resources put into the production                             >   to produce more forage for the cattle.
                                             system (cattle feed, electricity for
                                             the cowshed and the milking
                                             machine, etc.).
                                                                                                         Minimal soil work whenever
                                                                                                         possible
                                                                                                         > to improve carbon soil storage
                                                                                                         > to reduce the energetic cost of
                                                                                                            mechanization and more
More grazing for non-productive cows                                                                        specifically of soil work.
 > to take advantage of a low-energy
       feed when the cows' nutritional
                    needs are lower.                                                                                                                            Test (3 ha) of energetic
                                                                                                                                                                crops (switchgrass and
                                                                                                                                                                miscanthus)
                                                                                                      Cereal chaff harvest                                      > to produce renewable
                                                                                                      > to reduce weeding                                          energy.
                                                                                                        (see page 16)
                                   Increase in cattle feed energetic                                  > to facilitate the
                                   density with products like rape cake
                                                                                                        implementation of
                                   (which fat also has the ability to
                                                                                                        minimal soil work.
                                   reduce cows’ enteric methane
                                   emissions).




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                       project for society and the planet.                  Introduction           Assessing               Measuring                Reducing                Informing


                      A distinct improvement in the energetic and
                      carbon performance of milk production
The path to progress                                                                                                            An efficiency gained through
                                                                                                                                cattle feed optimization
                                                                              - 40% fossil fuel consumption
                                                                                                                                                                                Others
                                                                               -17% greenhouse gas
                                                                               emissions                                                                                         Cattle feed

                                                                                                                                                                                Effluents transfer
                                                                                                                                                                                (eq. chemical
                                                                                                                                                                                NPK)




                                                                                  The improvement of the Grignon yogurt
   The peak in August 2007 and the trough in August 2008 are due to the           fossil fuel and carbon profile
   time-lag of effluents spreading from one year to another. During the
   12 months preceding August 2007, there was only one effluent                              Fossil fuel consumptions
                                                                                        Consommations énergétiques                           Emissions de gazgaseffet de serre
                                                                                                                                                  Greenhouse à emissions
   spreading whereas there were three during the 12 months preceding                               (MJ/yoghurt)                                    (g.éq.CO2 //yoghurt)
                                                                                                                                                     (g CO2 eq. yaourt)
                                                                                                (MJ / yaourt)
   August 2008. Please note that effluents are counted as negative in our                                        2006         2008                                       2006        2008
   environmental assessments because their impacts are attributed to the            Agricultural stages*
                                                                                    Etapes agricoles*            0,56         0,41           Agricultural stages*
                                                                                                                                            Etapes agricoles*            114          96
   crops that use them as fertilizers.                                              Processing
                                                                                    Fabrication                  0,62         0,62           Processing
                                                                                                                                            Fabrication                   18          18
                                                                                    Packaging and
                                                                                    Emballages et                                            Packaging and
                                                                                                                                            Emballages et
                                                                                                                 0,64         0,64                                         41         41
                                                                                    servicesservices
                                                                                    external extérieurs                                     services services
                                                                                                                                             external extérieurs
                                                                                    Total                        1,82         1,67          Total                         173        155
                                                                                   * *Item includes milk production at the Grignonàfarm and agricultural stages that are necessary to
                                                                                        catégorie comprenant la production du lait Grignon sur place et les étapes agricoles de la poudre de
                                                                                   produce the milk powder that is added to the yoghurts.
                                                                                     lait incorporée au yaourt

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                                          More mitigated results for cash crops



                                                                      Global warming index
Fossil fuel consumption




                                                                                             The global greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel consumptions of crops have increased over the last three



                                                                         (tons CO2/year)
    (GJoules/year)




                                                                                             years. This is due to a very favourable winter in 2006 with good soil mineralisation and as a consequence, very little
                                                                                             fertilizer use in 2007.



                                      Graph. 1



                                                                                              Number of persons   Nevertheless, the ability of the farm to feed people has grown dramatically. Fossil fuel
                                              +21%                                            fed (calories)      consumptions and greenhouse gas emissions have decreased by 15 and 23% per person fed.

                                                                 +34%                         Number of persons
                                                                                              fed (proteins)



                                       Graph. 2


                                                          Others
                                                                                              The structure of the environmental costs of cash crops shows that fertilization is the most impacting item.
                                                          Machines
                                                                                              Nitrogen balances are carried out every year in Grignon in order to reduce the impact of fertilization. However, as
                                                          Fuel
                                                                                              mentioned previously, the availability of nitrogen for plants is very much influenced by climate. In addition to that,
                                                          Effluents                           we try to apply nitrogen in its organic form rather than chemical form, whenever and wherever possible. But the
                                                          Chemical fertilizers                effects of organic nitrogen are not immediate, thus this creates a bias in our analysis because we don’t
                             Fossil fuel Greenhouse gas                                       immediately benefit from our practices.
                          Environmental costs structure of cash crops
                                      Graph. 3
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                                        An example of innovation: Chaff harvest
                                        Chaff is made up of glumes, hulls, unthreshed heads and pods, short straw, leaf
                                        material and whole or cracked kernels or seeds from cereal, oilseed and pulse
                                        crops. Weed seeds are also a major component of chaff.
                                        Chaff can be used:
                                        > As combustible material for a biomass boiler ;
                                        > As cattle feed for cows and sheep (option chosen at Grignon in 2008) ;
                                        > As litter, especially for poultry.

PerfAgroP3 (see page 6) was used in 2008 to evaluate the interest                                 Hypotheses used in PerfAgroP3 for chaff
of associating chaff harvest to no-tillage for cereal crops (which                                Average yield              0.5 to 2.5 ton/ha    Use                 Cattle feed
represent 1/3 of the total crop surface at Grignon). Here are some                                Differences between the chaff harvest + no tillage option compared to the initial situation
results of this study.                                                                            Harvesting cost            +66€/ha              Harvesting time     +1hour/ha            Herbicide         -20€/ha
                                                                                                  Prices 2007/2008
                                                                                                  Fuel price                 0.8€/L               Fertilizer price    214€/ton (ammo 26,5) Wheat price 175€/ton



 RESULTS                                                                           1 With the prices of 2008 (fuel at                          Economic performance   €
                                                                                   0.8 €/L, fertilizers at 214 €/ton), the                                                                       Initial situation
       Variations in economic margin according to                                                                                                                                                Chaff harvest
                                                                                   increase by 21% of the economic
           changes in fuel and fertilisers prices                                                                                                                                                + no tillage
                     Base 100: Economic margin 2007/2008                           margin occurs with very few changes
                                                                                   in the crop rotation and the same milk                  Environmental                                   "Feeding"
                                                                                                                                            performance                                    performance
                                                                                   production.

                                                                                                                                      3    In the 2008 context, the chaff harvesting + no tillage system
                                                                                   2 The more the fuel price
                                                                                                                                      reduces environmental impacts (4% decrease in fossil fuel consumption)
                                                                                   increases, the more chaff harvesting
                                                                                                                                      and increases the number of persons fed (+ 200 persons). This is due to
    Initial production    Chaff harvest +
                            No tillage
                                            Initial production   Chaff harvest +
                                                                   No tillage
                                                                                   associated with no-tillage becomes an              the fact that chaff is used as cattle feed and as a consequence less
          system                                  system
           Fuel and fertilizer prices                     Prices x 2
                                                                                   economically interesting option.                   forage and more cereals can be produced on the farm.
                 2007/2008



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                              The production of renewable energy
                              with miscanthus
    1 State-of-the-art knowledge (November 2008)
                                                                                                            Crop life length: 15 to 20 years
     Permanent crop rich in lignin and cellulose
                                                                                                            Implantation: potato planter, manure spreader
     Reproduction: vegetative multiplication
     Fertilization: 0 to 100 kg N/ha, P and K often not necessary
                                                                                                               or specific planter
                                                                                                            Implantation cost: 3,000 to 3,500 €/ha
     Yields: 5 to 10 tons of dry matter/ha the 2d year and 12 to 20
                                                                                                            Harvesting cost: 40 à 45 €/ton of dry matter
      the following years.
                                                                                                            Calorific value: 4,700 kWh/ton of dry matter

     2 PerfAgroP3 simulation results                                                                    Hypotheses:
                                                                                                        Yields: 15 ton/ha on the Grignon plateau, 10 ton/ha in the park
       Sensibility study:                                                                               Energetic value: 0.28 toe/ton
       The ratio "miscanthus surface" / "Total crop surface" is                                        Price of the substituted fuel: 700 €/1000 Litres
        significantly influenced by the yield and selling price of miscanthus                           Price of miscanthus used as combustible: 132€/ton *
        and by the price of wheat.
                                                                                                  The Grignon farm becomes a "positive energy farm" with 70 ha of miscanthus:
       Implantation costs, paid off over 15 years, do not have an impact
                                                                                                    The economic performance is virtually unchanged (+ 4%)
        on miscanthus surfaces.
                                                                                                    The net energetic balance is positive: + 65 toe
                                                                                                    The use of miscanthus as combustible (replacing fuel) compensates about 1,250
      We can ensure good growth and good yields of miscanthus with high
                                                                                                     tons of CO2 / year
      implantation costs (specific material, high quality rhizomes, etc.).
                                                                                                    The farm feeds 6,300 persons

     3 Pilot Miscanthus field at Grignon
                                            20,000 rhizomes/ha planted in May 2008 on 1,5 ha                          Major damage (20 to 25% of all the rhizomes) because of birds.
                                            Chemical weeding but no fertilization                                     Crop grinding in February 2009, 1st sprouts in April 2009.
                                            June 2008: Only 10 to 30% of plants grown, probably
                                              because of hydric stress.
     Miscanthus et Grignon, April 2009
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* Taking into account transport and storage loss and a price of 474 € / toe (i.e. 90 $ / barrel) for miscanthus.
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                        The production of renewable energy using
                        biomethanization and photovoltaic
The biomethanization project at Grignon:                                             Photovoltaic opportunities at Grignon:
A preliminary study for the installation in Grignon of a biomethanization unit          Hypothesis: 1,000 m2 of roof usable on the farm
was done in partnership with Suez.                                                      500 m2 photovoltaic panels
                                                                                        Investment: 390 k€
Characteristics of the digester planned for Grignon:                                    Return on investment time: 14 years
 10,000 tons of waste (half farm waste, half urban waste)
                                                                                        Production of 45,990 kWh / year (4 toe / year) = 1,3% of the total farm
                                                                                         consumptions in 2008
 Urban waste:
                                                                                      Compensation of 3.86 tons of CO2 / year = 0,2 % of the total farm emissions
      □Organic waste from supermarkets
      □Domestic organic waste (grass-cutting)                                            in 2008
     □ Restaurants grease                                                            Photovoltaic doesn’t seem to be very efficient in terms of energetic production
     □ Etc.                                                                          and greenhouse gas emissions compensation. However, it doesn’t use any arable
 Biogas cogeneration: 387 kW electric engine, heat will be used on the              land, hence it doesn’t impact the capacity of the farm to produce food (in
  farm                                                                               opposition to energetic crops for example).

Simulation results:
   Economics: 2,250 k€ investment to install the digester and the heat
    network
   Energy: Production of 664 toe, twice more than what the farm actually
    used in 2008 (315 toe)
      □ 3 051 MWh electric energy sold
      □ 2 350 MWh thermal energy
   Greenhouse gas: "Compensation" of 1,760 tons CO2 eq/ year which
    corresponds to 81% of the total greenhouse gas emissions of the farm
    in 2008.                                                                                              The future biomethanization unit in Grignon


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                      Beyond fossil fuel and greenhouse gas
                      The Grignon Energie Positive programme, although mainly focused on the issues of energy and
                      climate, also takes into account other environmental dimensions: water and biodiversity.

Biodiversity
                                                                                               Water quality
This year a biodiversity follow-up was initiated in Grignon.                                   We regularly use two diagnostic methods to check water quality and pollution
This follow-up is done in partnership with organisations known for their                       risks on the farm.
expertise in this domain. Our follow-up is focused on three flora and fauna
taxons widely recognized as good indicators of agricultural biodiversity.                      Aquasite assesses risks of punctual pollution by pesticides. This tool shows
                                                                                               that good practices are used in Grignon and that these practices have to be
       Avifauna, in partnership                                                                maintained because many visitors come to the farm every day.
                                                       Butterflies, in
       with LPO1.                                      partnership with                        Aqualea assesses risks of diffuse pollution by fertilizers. The Aqualea
                                                       Paris Natural History                   methodology was used on 39% of the cultivated land on the farm. For the
                                                       Museum.                                 years 2003/2004 and 2004/2005, the analysis showed low risks of nitrate
                           Meadow and
                                                                                               leaching to water.
                           field borders flora,
                      in partnership with
                      CBNBP2.

We also use the IBEA3 methodology to assess the impacts of agricultural
practices on biodiversity. The first assessment made in 2007/2008
revealed a global positive impact of the Grignon farm on
biodiversity. This is partly due to the cattle diversity (coexistence on the
farm of bovines and 2 breeds of ovine) and to the great variety of
landscapes on the farm territory. However, some practices appear to be
damaging to biodiversity and we are trying to reduce them: fertilization,
deep ploughing, mowing mode and period.
We will soon complete this study with indicators of soil and water
biodiversity.

1 LPO: Ligue Protectrice des Oiseaux (organization for birdlife protection)                                                                                            Page 20
2 CBNBP: Conservatoire Botanique National du Bassin Parisien (French organization for botanical conservation in Paris region)
3 IBEA: Indice de Biodiversité des Exploitations Agricoles (Farm biodiversity indicator)
Informing the professionals, the general
public and the future generation




                                      Page 21
An innovative ecological intensification
                                                project for society and the planet.                                                                                Introduction                           Assessing                           Measuring             Reducing   Informing


                                                Communicating positively towards
                                                the professionals
   We have created a technical watch database. It is focused on energy and
   climate change issues in agriculture. The database is available to the                                                                                             The GE+ website has an average of 3,000
   public on the following URL:                                                                                                                                       visits/month:
                                                                                                                                                                      http://www.agroparistech.fr/energiepositive/
   http://www.agroparistech.fr/energiepositive/PMB/opac_css/
                                                                                                                                                                      This website is enriched by a quarterly
   Content in July 2009: 1400 titles, 2400 authors.                                                                                                                   newsletter sent to 1,260 subscribers.
   Visits (Jan. to July. 09) : 18 000 visits, 84 visitors / day.
   This initiative gives us the opportunity to compare our performances to other
   projects and data available in the scientific literature.                                                                                                          A course for AgroParisTech students about agriculture and greenhouse gas
                                       Benchmark of the energetic cost of milk                                                                                        emissions was created two years ago.
                                                                                                                                 (a) Extensive, New-
       Fossil fuel consumption




                                                                                                                                     Zealand
                                                                                                                                 (b) Conventional,
                                                                                                                                                                      The GE+ team very often participates in seminars and conferences. They also
             (MJ / L milk)




                                                                                                                                     Sweden
                                                                                                                                 (c) Organic, Sweden                  organise visits to the farm. From January to July, the team has participated in or has
                                                                                                                                 (d) Conventional
                                                                                                                                     intensive,                       organised one activity per week on average.
                                                                                                                                     Germany
                                                                                                                                 (e) Conventional
                                                                                                                                     extensive,
                                                                                                                                     Germany
                                                                                                                                 (f) Organic,
                                                                                                                                     Germany




                                 Benchmark of the energetic cost of wheat
Fossil fuel consumption
   (MJ / ton wheat)




                                                                                                                   (a) 50% of optimal pesticides
                                                                                                                       use, Germany, 1997-2001
                                                                                                                   (b) Organic farming,
                                                                                                                       Germany, 2002-2006




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 22
  Basset-mens C., Ledgard S., Carran A. (2005) First Life Cycle Assessment of Milk Production from New Zealand Dairy Farm Systems, Ecological Economics in Action December 11-13, 2005 Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
  Deike S., Pallutt B., Christen O. (2008) Investigations on the energy efficiency of organic and integrated farming with specific emphasis on pesticide use intensity, Europ. J. Agronomy 28 . 461–470
  Foster, C., Green, K., Bleda, M., Dewick, P., Evans, B., Flynn A., Mylan, J. (2006) Environmental Impacts of Food Production and Consumption, Research report completed for Defra by Manchester Business School
  Roger F. , Le Lan B., Kanyarushoki C., Van der Werf H., Bras A., Cadoret P., Tirard S., Seuret J.M. (2007) Systèmes bovins lait bretons : Consommations d'énergie et impacts environnementaux sur l'air, l'eau et le sol, Rencontres Recherches Ruminants (3R),
  14. Paris, les 5 et 6 décembre 2007 / INRA
  Williams A.G., Audsley E., Sandars D.L. (2006) Determining the environmental burdens and resource use in the production of agricultural and horticultural commodities, Main Report. Defra. Research Project IS0205.
An innovative ecological intensification
                       project for society and the planet.                      Introduction        Assessing         Measuring         Reducing          Informing



                        An innovative way of communicating
                        to the general public
Visits of the farm for schools are organised all year long. In addition to that, we develop educational tools about food, nutrition and climate change that we can use
outside the farm (in schools, for special events, etc.)

        The miniature positive farm                         The game "It is good on my plate, for                           The "yoghurt-bike" exhibit
                                                                  me and for my planet!"                              In the yoghurt-bike exhibit, people have to
  The miniature positive farm was created for the
  Paris International Agricultural Show in 2008. It          In this game, children have to create a meal             pedal to produce the quantity of energy that
  shows the relative importance of each farm                 that is both nutritionally balanced and low-             is necessary to produce one Grignon
  activity on the global greenhouse gas                      carbon emitting. The game exists in three                yoghurt. It helps them understand how
  emissions and fossil fuel consumptions. A                  versions: board game, giant school version               energy-dependant our food is. It is also an
  leaflet explains in detail the solutions adopted           (see beneath) and card game.                             interesting basis for discussion about the
  at the Grignon farm to reduce these impacts.                                                                        solutions we are testing at Grignon to reduce
                                                                                                                      our fossil fuel consumptions.




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Ferme expérimentale AgroParisTech de Grignon
                                        78850 THIVERVAL-GRIGNON
                            Telephone: (33 1) 30 54 57 40 Fax : (33 1) 30 54 53 26
                              Website: http://www.agroparistech.fr/ergiepositive/
                               E-mail: grignonenergiepositive@agroparistech.fr

                                     Authors: Marion Barral, Sophie Carton.
Have also contributed to the edition of this document: Olivier Lapierre, Dominique Tristant, Bernard de Franssu,
                    Thierry Bonaudo, Thierry Doré, Yves Python and Philippe Schmidely.
   Photos: Marion Barral, Sophie Carton, Anne Dessagne, Yves Python, Anne-Lise Jacquot, Philippe Huet.
         The authors of this document are the only ones who can be held responsible for its content.

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Grignon Energie Positive: An innovative ecological intensification project for society and the planet.

  • 1. An innovative ecological intensification project for society and the planet. « La mission de l’humanité, c’est de transformer l’énergie solaire en conscience. » (Humanity’s mission is to transform solar energy into awareness.) Patrick Viveret, French philosopher
  • 2. Table of contents INTRODUCTION to the Grignon Energie Positive REDUCING the Grignon farm fossil fuel consumptions programme............................................page 1 and greenhouse gas emissions ................... page 13 Origins and context of the programme............................ page 2 Adapting the production system .................................. page 14 A multi-party project................................................. page 3 A distinct improvement in the energetic and carbon Presentation of the Grignon farm .................................. page 4 performance of milk production ................................. page 15 More mitigated results for cash crops ........................... page 16 ASSESSING the Grignon farm fossil fuel consumptions An example of innovation: Chaff harvest ...................... page 17 and greenhouse gas emissions .....................page 5 The production of renewable energy with miscanthus ....... page 18 Our sustainability ambition and goals: The “3 Ps” hat trick .. page 6 The production of renewable energy using Results of the 1st carbon and energy assessment of the farm biomethanization and photovoltaic .............................. page 19 in 2006 ................................................................. page 7 Beyond fossil fuel and greenhouse gas .......................... page 20 Results put into perspective ........................................ page 8 Precise environmental accounting ................................ page 9 INFORMING the professionals, the general public and MEASURING the Grignon farm fossil fuel consumptions the future generation ............................. page 21 and greenhouse gas emissions ................... page 10 Communicating positively towards the professionals ......... page 22 Measuring crops’ nitrous oxide emissions ........................ page 11 An innovative way of communicating to the general public ........................................................ page 23 Measuring cows’ enteric methane emissions .................... page 12
  • 3. Introduction to the Grignon Energie Positive programme Page 1
  • 4. An innovative ecological intensification project for society and the planet. Introduction Assessing Measuring Reducing Informing Origins and context of the programme society It is time to take action, to show that a both productive and sustainable agriculture is possible. Page 2
  • 5. An innovative ecological intensification project for society and the planet. Introduction Assessing Measuring Reducing Informing A multi-party project The Grignon Energie Positive programme (GE+) takes place at AgroParistech’s experimental farm near Paris, in partnership with private and public companies. Board of directors: Olivier Lapierre (Director of Céréopa and Professor at Céréopa, consultancy arm of AgroParisTech), Thierry Doré AgroParisTech, Europe’s leading AgroParisTech with high expertise (Professor at AgroParisTech and Institute of research, education and in economic and environmental researcher at INRA*), Bernard technology for Agriculture, Food and modelling and assessment of de Franssu (Director of the The experimental farm at Environmental Sciences. agro-food systems. Grignon Farm). Grignon, used by researchers and students to experiment with Operations team: Marion Barral new technologies in order to (Communications Project meet key issues in agriculture. Manager), Dominique Tristant (Technical Project Manager), Sophie Carton, Yves Python (Project Executives). Scientific board: Philippe Schmidely (Researcher in animal nutrition), Benoît Gabrielle (Researcher in crop production), Jean-Pierre Henry (Researcher in ecology), Thierry Bonaudo Private and public partners. (Researcher in animal production). * INRA: French institute for agronomic research Page 3
  • 6. An innovative ecological intensification project for society and the planet. Introduction Assessing Measuring Reducing Informing Presentation of the Grignon farm The Grignon farm benefits from an exceptional scientific environment. INRA (French institute for agronomic research) researchers and AgroParisTech students LOCATION experiment all year long with innovative solutions that will 40 km South-West from Paris. 546 hectares. be part of tomorrow’s agriculture. The diversity of the Grignon farm enables the study of different productions and their complex interactions. CATTLE Consisting of three parts separated by up to 30 km, the farm offers a unique opportunity to study the 120 dairy cows > 1,2 environmental impacts of farming practices in different million L milk/year. areas. With its cows producing 10,000 litres of milk/year 500 meat ewes. and wheat yields reaching 9 tons/ha in 2008, it is a showcase for a both productive and environmentally CROPS performing agriculture using the means of ecological Cereals, fodder intensification. In addition to that, the production of crops, grassland, yoghurts, milk and cream on the farm enables the study energetic crops. of the environmental impacts of whole food chains, instead of being limited to the farm boundaries. Last but DIRECT not least, its location on the outskirts of Paris makes it a SELLING life-size educational tool for the general public and Shop on the farm. schools. PROCESSING AND EDUCATION 10 000 visitors/year: CONDITIONNING schools, students, Bottled milk, yoghurts and cream. general public, professionals. Page 4
  • 7. Assessing the Grignon farm fossil fuel consumptions and greenhouse gas emissions Page 5
  • 8. An innovative ecological intensification project for society and the planet. Introduction Assessing Measuring Reducing Informing Our sustainability ambition and goals: The “3 P's” hat trick PerfAgroP3, a simulation tool to assess the “3 P's” at the scale of a farm PerfAgroP3 models all the different types of productions of the farm and their interactions. It enables the assessment of different technical solutions and their impacts on profit (economic margin), fossil fuel consumption, greenhouse gas The performance triangle emissions and food production (calories and proteins). In Grignon we believe that environmental performance must rhyme with economic performance to be legitimate. In terms of environmental performance, our objective is to reduce the farm's carbon emissions as much as possible through agronomic means and to compensate locally (on the farm and its surroundings) the emissions we cannot eliminate. We also aim at becoming a positive energy farm, that is to say a farm that produces more energy than it actually consumes. Therefore we will be able to produce energy for society. But we also think that progress towards environmental sustainability should not disengage agriculture from production. The recent hunger crisis and the world demographic growth are Example: Simulation with PerfAgroP3 of the introduction of three signals of a future where food scarcity in both developing and developed countries will be a different solutions on the Grignon farm major issue in the forthcoming decades. Therefore we believe that the first mission of agriculture should always be to produce food. Page 6
  • 9. An innovative ecological intensification project for society and the planet. Introduction Assessing Measuring Reducing Informing Results of the 1st carbon and energy assessment of the farm in 2006 The fossil fuel consumptions and greenhouse gas emissions assessment of the farm was done in 2006, with the farm data from 2005 and the bilan Planète methodology and references. This study gave the following results: 17 millions MJ fossil fuel consumption, which is the equivalent of the average consumption of 100 persons ; 2,600 tons CO2 -eq, which corresponds to the emissions of 440 persons. Page 7
  • 10. An innovative ecological intensification project for society and the planet. Introduction Assessing Measuring Reducing Informing Results put into perspective... These figures correspond to: The Grignon farms feeds: The fossil fuel consumption of 100 persons ; 7,500 persons (proteins*) ; The greenhouse gas emissions of 440 persons. 9,500 persons (calories*). *Calculated using FAO nutritional references. Page 8
  • 11. An innovative ecological intensification project for society and the planet. Introduction Assessing Measuring Reducing Informing Precise environmental accounting In order to improve our assessments, we have developed the environmental performance dashboard. This original tool traces all the incoming and outgoing flows on the farm. It is made of three modules: 1 The "references" module: It is made of all the impact coefficients that we use for our assessments. They come from different scientific sources and are regularly updated. 2 The "flows" module: It contains the monthly data of the energy and matter flows of the farm. 3 The "crop management system" module: It contains all the technical information about the crop management on the farm. The outputs of the environmental performance dashboard are: Crops: MJ or kg CO2 per ton and per ha. Cowshed: MJ or kg CO2 per L of milk and per kg of meat. Sheepfold and dairy: MJ or kg CO2 per € of activity turnover or per kg of final product. Page 9
  • 12. Measuring the Grignon farm fossil fuel consumptions and greenhouse gas emissions Page 10
  • 13. An innovative ecological intensification project for society and the planet. Introduction Assessing Measuring Reducing Informing Measuring crops' nitrous oxide emissions Due to the lack of reliable data on greenhouse gas emissions, a system enabling the measurement of crops' nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions was set up in Grignon. Experimental protocol: A hermetic chamber Three air samples are made while N2O is The concentration gradient indicates is laid on the accumulating in the chamber. the soil N2O emissions dynamic. ground. Concentration Gradient Time N2O emitted by the soil is trapped in the The samples are analysed in chamber. Its concentration grows with time. order to determine the N2O concentration. Meadow 2008 Meadow 2009 Wheat 2009 First results : Alfafa 2008 Alfafa 2009 The first results of the N2O emissions Wheat 2008 Winter barley 2009 measurements on different crops in the Maize 2008 Spring barley 2009 Grignon farm are coherent with the IPCC Switchgrass 2008 and INRA (French institute for agronomic Switchgrass 2009 research) bibliography data. Miscanthus 2008 Winter barley 2008 Miscanthus 2009 Maize 2009 Crops Forest Chambers N20 (%) in total nitrogen loss Page 11
  • 14. An innovative ecological intensification project for society and the planet. Introduction Assessing Measuring Reducing Informing Measuring cows’ enteric methane emissions Over the last few months we have been testing equipment designed for the measurement of cows’ enteric methane emissions. This equipment is now fully operational. Coupled with a system that measures cows’ individual daily feed ingestion, it offers the opportunity to test the effect of different diets on cows’ enteric methane emissions. The method we have selected consists of the measurement of enteric CH4 emissions using a trace gas, SF6. This method was developed by an American research team and its reliability is now recognised by the scientific community. Methodology: Illustrations: 1. The animal ingests a capsule (picture 1) that emits SF6 with a continuous flow. SF6 is a greenhouse gas also referred to as "sulphur hexafluoride". Its global warming potential is 22,800 times that of CO2 when compared over a 100 year period. Once located in the cow’s rumen, the capsule remains active for 4 to 6 months. 2. A PVC vacuum tube (picture 2) is fixed around the cow’s neck. 3. The tube is then connected to a capillary tube (3a). This capillary tube reaches a filter located just above the cow’s nostrils (3b). The depression effect sucks in the gas eructed by the animal (blue arrow). After 24 hours, the air sample contained in the PVC tube is collected and is then The first cattle feed trials are not complete yet, hence the results cannot be communicated at this analysed to determine the SF6 and CH4 concentrations. stage of research. Page 12
  • 15. Reducing the Grignon farm fossil fuel consumptions and greenhouse gas emissions Page 13
  • 16. An innovative ecological intensification project for society and the planet. Introduction Assessing Measuring Reducing Informing Adapting the production system After the initial carbon and energy assessment, different technical solutions were simulated with PerfAgro P3 (see page 6). The most efficient of them were selected and have been implemented on the farm since 2007. Introduction of more legumes in the Keeping a high production level crop rotation > to maximise the efficiency of all the > to reduce the use of fertilizers resources put into the production > to produce more forage for the cattle. system (cattle feed, electricity for the cowshed and the milking machine, etc.). Minimal soil work whenever possible > to improve carbon soil storage > to reduce the energetic cost of mechanization and more More grazing for non-productive cows specifically of soil work. > to take advantage of a low-energy feed when the cows' nutritional needs are lower. Test (3 ha) of energetic crops (switchgrass and miscanthus) Cereal chaff harvest > to produce renewable > to reduce weeding energy. (see page 16) Increase in cattle feed energetic > to facilitate the density with products like rape cake implementation of (which fat also has the ability to minimal soil work. reduce cows’ enteric methane emissions). Page 14
  • 17. An innovative ecological intensification project for society and the planet. Introduction Assessing Measuring Reducing Informing A distinct improvement in the energetic and carbon performance of milk production The path to progress An efficiency gained through cattle feed optimization - 40% fossil fuel consumption Others -17% greenhouse gas emissions Cattle feed Effluents transfer (eq. chemical NPK) The improvement of the Grignon yogurt The peak in August 2007 and the trough in August 2008 are due to the fossil fuel and carbon profile time-lag of effluents spreading from one year to another. During the 12 months preceding August 2007, there was only one effluent Fossil fuel consumptions Consommations énergétiques Emissions de gazgaseffet de serre Greenhouse à emissions spreading whereas there were three during the 12 months preceding (MJ/yoghurt) (g.éq.CO2 //yoghurt) (g CO2 eq. yaourt) (MJ / yaourt) August 2008. Please note that effluents are counted as negative in our 2006 2008 2006 2008 environmental assessments because their impacts are attributed to the Agricultural stages* Etapes agricoles* 0,56 0,41 Agricultural stages* Etapes agricoles* 114 96 crops that use them as fertilizers. Processing Fabrication 0,62 0,62 Processing Fabrication 18 18 Packaging and Emballages et Packaging and Emballages et 0,64 0,64 41 41 servicesservices external extérieurs services services external extérieurs Total 1,82 1,67 Total 173 155 * *Item includes milk production at the Grignonàfarm and agricultural stages that are necessary to catégorie comprenant la production du lait Grignon sur place et les étapes agricoles de la poudre de produce the milk powder that is added to the yoghurts. lait incorporée au yaourt Page 15
  • 18. An innovative ecological intensification project for society and the planet. Introduction Assessing Measuring Reducing Informing More mitigated results for cash crops Global warming index Fossil fuel consumption The global greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel consumptions of crops have increased over the last three (tons CO2/year) (GJoules/year) years. This is due to a very favourable winter in 2006 with good soil mineralisation and as a consequence, very little fertilizer use in 2007. Graph. 1 Number of persons Nevertheless, the ability of the farm to feed people has grown dramatically. Fossil fuel +21% fed (calories) consumptions and greenhouse gas emissions have decreased by 15 and 23% per person fed. +34% Number of persons fed (proteins) Graph. 2 Others The structure of the environmental costs of cash crops shows that fertilization is the most impacting item. Machines Nitrogen balances are carried out every year in Grignon in order to reduce the impact of fertilization. However, as Fuel mentioned previously, the availability of nitrogen for plants is very much influenced by climate. In addition to that, Effluents we try to apply nitrogen in its organic form rather than chemical form, whenever and wherever possible. But the Chemical fertilizers effects of organic nitrogen are not immediate, thus this creates a bias in our analysis because we don’t Fossil fuel Greenhouse gas immediately benefit from our practices. Environmental costs structure of cash crops Graph. 3 Page 16
  • 19. An innovative ecological intensification project for society and the planet. Introduction Assessing Measuring Reducing Informing An example of innovation: Chaff harvest Chaff is made up of glumes, hulls, unthreshed heads and pods, short straw, leaf material and whole or cracked kernels or seeds from cereal, oilseed and pulse crops. Weed seeds are also a major component of chaff. Chaff can be used: > As combustible material for a biomass boiler ; > As cattle feed for cows and sheep (option chosen at Grignon in 2008) ; > As litter, especially for poultry. PerfAgroP3 (see page 6) was used in 2008 to evaluate the interest Hypotheses used in PerfAgroP3 for chaff of associating chaff harvest to no-tillage for cereal crops (which Average yield 0.5 to 2.5 ton/ha Use Cattle feed represent 1/3 of the total crop surface at Grignon). Here are some Differences between the chaff harvest + no tillage option compared to the initial situation results of this study. Harvesting cost +66€/ha Harvesting time +1hour/ha Herbicide -20€/ha Prices 2007/2008 Fuel price 0.8€/L Fertilizer price 214€/ton (ammo 26,5) Wheat price 175€/ton RESULTS 1 With the prices of 2008 (fuel at Economic performance € 0.8 €/L, fertilizers at 214 €/ton), the Initial situation Variations in economic margin according to Chaff harvest increase by 21% of the economic changes in fuel and fertilisers prices + no tillage Base 100: Economic margin 2007/2008 margin occurs with very few changes in the crop rotation and the same milk Environmental "Feeding" performance performance production. 3 In the 2008 context, the chaff harvesting + no tillage system 2 The more the fuel price reduces environmental impacts (4% decrease in fossil fuel consumption) increases, the more chaff harvesting and increases the number of persons fed (+ 200 persons). This is due to Initial production Chaff harvest + No tillage Initial production Chaff harvest + No tillage associated with no-tillage becomes an the fact that chaff is used as cattle feed and as a consequence less system system Fuel and fertilizer prices Prices x 2 economically interesting option. forage and more cereals can be produced on the farm. 2007/2008 Page 17
  • 20. An innovative ecological intensification project for society and the planet. Introduction Assessing Measuring Reducing Informing The production of renewable energy with miscanthus 1 State-of-the-art knowledge (November 2008)  Crop life length: 15 to 20 years  Permanent crop rich in lignin and cellulose  Implantation: potato planter, manure spreader  Reproduction: vegetative multiplication  Fertilization: 0 to 100 kg N/ha, P and K often not necessary or specific planter  Implantation cost: 3,000 to 3,500 €/ha  Yields: 5 to 10 tons of dry matter/ha the 2d year and 12 to 20  Harvesting cost: 40 à 45 €/ton of dry matter the following years.  Calorific value: 4,700 kWh/ton of dry matter 2 PerfAgroP3 simulation results Hypotheses:  Yields: 15 ton/ha on the Grignon plateau, 10 ton/ha in the park Sensibility study:  Energetic value: 0.28 toe/ton  The ratio "miscanthus surface" / "Total crop surface" is  Price of the substituted fuel: 700 €/1000 Litres significantly influenced by the yield and selling price of miscanthus  Price of miscanthus used as combustible: 132€/ton * and by the price of wheat. The Grignon farm becomes a "positive energy farm" with 70 ha of miscanthus:  Implantation costs, paid off over 15 years, do not have an impact  The economic performance is virtually unchanged (+ 4%) on miscanthus surfaces.  The net energetic balance is positive: + 65 toe  The use of miscanthus as combustible (replacing fuel) compensates about 1,250 We can ensure good growth and good yields of miscanthus with high tons of CO2 / year implantation costs (specific material, high quality rhizomes, etc.).  The farm feeds 6,300 persons 3 Pilot Miscanthus field at Grignon  20,000 rhizomes/ha planted in May 2008 on 1,5 ha  Major damage (20 to 25% of all the rhizomes) because of birds.  Chemical weeding but no fertilization  Crop grinding in February 2009, 1st sprouts in April 2009.  June 2008: Only 10 to 30% of plants grown, probably because of hydric stress. Miscanthus et Grignon, April 2009 Page 18 * Taking into account transport and storage loss and a price of 474 € / toe (i.e. 90 $ / barrel) for miscanthus.
  • 21. An innovative ecological intensification project for society and the planet. Introduction Assessing Measuring Reducing Informing The production of renewable energy using biomethanization and photovoltaic The biomethanization project at Grignon: Photovoltaic opportunities at Grignon: A preliminary study for the installation in Grignon of a biomethanization unit  Hypothesis: 1,000 m2 of roof usable on the farm was done in partnership with Suez.  500 m2 photovoltaic panels  Investment: 390 k€ Characteristics of the digester planned for Grignon:  Return on investment time: 14 years  10,000 tons of waste (half farm waste, half urban waste)  Production of 45,990 kWh / year (4 toe / year) = 1,3% of the total farm consumptions in 2008  Urban waste:  Compensation of 3.86 tons of CO2 / year = 0,2 % of the total farm emissions □Organic waste from supermarkets □Domestic organic waste (grass-cutting) in 2008 □ Restaurants grease Photovoltaic doesn’t seem to be very efficient in terms of energetic production □ Etc. and greenhouse gas emissions compensation. However, it doesn’t use any arable  Biogas cogeneration: 387 kW electric engine, heat will be used on the land, hence it doesn’t impact the capacity of the farm to produce food (in farm opposition to energetic crops for example). Simulation results:  Economics: 2,250 k€ investment to install the digester and the heat network  Energy: Production of 664 toe, twice more than what the farm actually used in 2008 (315 toe) □ 3 051 MWh electric energy sold □ 2 350 MWh thermal energy  Greenhouse gas: "Compensation" of 1,760 tons CO2 eq/ year which corresponds to 81% of the total greenhouse gas emissions of the farm in 2008. The future biomethanization unit in Grignon Page 19
  • 22. An innovative ecological intensification project for society and the planet. Introduction Assessing Measuring Reducing Informing Beyond fossil fuel and greenhouse gas The Grignon Energie Positive programme, although mainly focused on the issues of energy and climate, also takes into account other environmental dimensions: water and biodiversity. Biodiversity Water quality This year a biodiversity follow-up was initiated in Grignon. We regularly use two diagnostic methods to check water quality and pollution This follow-up is done in partnership with organisations known for their risks on the farm. expertise in this domain. Our follow-up is focused on three flora and fauna taxons widely recognized as good indicators of agricultural biodiversity. Aquasite assesses risks of punctual pollution by pesticides. This tool shows that good practices are used in Grignon and that these practices have to be Avifauna, in partnership maintained because many visitors come to the farm every day. Butterflies, in with LPO1. partnership with Aqualea assesses risks of diffuse pollution by fertilizers. The Aqualea Paris Natural History methodology was used on 39% of the cultivated land on the farm. For the Museum. years 2003/2004 and 2004/2005, the analysis showed low risks of nitrate Meadow and leaching to water. field borders flora, in partnership with CBNBP2. We also use the IBEA3 methodology to assess the impacts of agricultural practices on biodiversity. The first assessment made in 2007/2008 revealed a global positive impact of the Grignon farm on biodiversity. This is partly due to the cattle diversity (coexistence on the farm of bovines and 2 breeds of ovine) and to the great variety of landscapes on the farm territory. However, some practices appear to be damaging to biodiversity and we are trying to reduce them: fertilization, deep ploughing, mowing mode and period. We will soon complete this study with indicators of soil and water biodiversity. 1 LPO: Ligue Protectrice des Oiseaux (organization for birdlife protection) Page 20 2 CBNBP: Conservatoire Botanique National du Bassin Parisien (French organization for botanical conservation in Paris region) 3 IBEA: Indice de Biodiversité des Exploitations Agricoles (Farm biodiversity indicator)
  • 23. Informing the professionals, the general public and the future generation Page 21
  • 24. An innovative ecological intensification project for society and the planet. Introduction Assessing Measuring Reducing Informing Communicating positively towards the professionals We have created a technical watch database. It is focused on energy and climate change issues in agriculture. The database is available to the The GE+ website has an average of 3,000 public on the following URL: visits/month: http://www.agroparistech.fr/energiepositive/ http://www.agroparistech.fr/energiepositive/PMB/opac_css/ This website is enriched by a quarterly Content in July 2009: 1400 titles, 2400 authors. newsletter sent to 1,260 subscribers. Visits (Jan. to July. 09) : 18 000 visits, 84 visitors / day. This initiative gives us the opportunity to compare our performances to other projects and data available in the scientific literature. A course for AgroParisTech students about agriculture and greenhouse gas Benchmark of the energetic cost of milk emissions was created two years ago. (a) Extensive, New- Fossil fuel consumption Zealand (b) Conventional, The GE+ team very often participates in seminars and conferences. They also (MJ / L milk) Sweden (c) Organic, Sweden organise visits to the farm. From January to July, the team has participated in or has (d) Conventional intensive, organised one activity per week on average. Germany (e) Conventional extensive, Germany (f) Organic, Germany Benchmark of the energetic cost of wheat Fossil fuel consumption (MJ / ton wheat) (a) 50% of optimal pesticides use, Germany, 1997-2001 (b) Organic farming, Germany, 2002-2006 Page 22 Basset-mens C., Ledgard S., Carran A. (2005) First Life Cycle Assessment of Milk Production from New Zealand Dairy Farm Systems, Ecological Economics in Action December 11-13, 2005 Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand Deike S., Pallutt B., Christen O. (2008) Investigations on the energy efficiency of organic and integrated farming with specific emphasis on pesticide use intensity, Europ. J. Agronomy 28 . 461–470 Foster, C., Green, K., Bleda, M., Dewick, P., Evans, B., Flynn A., Mylan, J. (2006) Environmental Impacts of Food Production and Consumption, Research report completed for Defra by Manchester Business School Roger F. , Le Lan B., Kanyarushoki C., Van der Werf H., Bras A., Cadoret P., Tirard S., Seuret J.M. (2007) Systèmes bovins lait bretons : Consommations d'énergie et impacts environnementaux sur l'air, l'eau et le sol, Rencontres Recherches Ruminants (3R), 14. Paris, les 5 et 6 décembre 2007 / INRA Williams A.G., Audsley E., Sandars D.L. (2006) Determining the environmental burdens and resource use in the production of agricultural and horticultural commodities, Main Report. Defra. Research Project IS0205.
  • 25. An innovative ecological intensification project for society and the planet. Introduction Assessing Measuring Reducing Informing An innovative way of communicating to the general public Visits of the farm for schools are organised all year long. In addition to that, we develop educational tools about food, nutrition and climate change that we can use outside the farm (in schools, for special events, etc.) The miniature positive farm The game "It is good on my plate, for The "yoghurt-bike" exhibit me and for my planet!" In the yoghurt-bike exhibit, people have to The miniature positive farm was created for the Paris International Agricultural Show in 2008. It In this game, children have to create a meal pedal to produce the quantity of energy that shows the relative importance of each farm that is both nutritionally balanced and low- is necessary to produce one Grignon activity on the global greenhouse gas carbon emitting. The game exists in three yoghurt. It helps them understand how emissions and fossil fuel consumptions. A versions: board game, giant school version energy-dependant our food is. It is also an leaflet explains in detail the solutions adopted (see beneath) and card game. interesting basis for discussion about the at the Grignon farm to reduce these impacts. solutions we are testing at Grignon to reduce our fossil fuel consumptions. Page 23
  • 26. Ferme expérimentale AgroParisTech de Grignon 78850 THIVERVAL-GRIGNON Telephone: (33 1) 30 54 57 40 Fax : (33 1) 30 54 53 26 Website: http://www.agroparistech.fr/ergiepositive/ E-mail: grignonenergiepositive@agroparistech.fr Authors: Marion Barral, Sophie Carton. Have also contributed to the edition of this document: Olivier Lapierre, Dominique Tristant, Bernard de Franssu, Thierry Bonaudo, Thierry Doré, Yves Python and Philippe Schmidely. Photos: Marion Barral, Sophie Carton, Anne Dessagne, Yves Python, Anne-Lise Jacquot, Philippe Huet. The authors of this document are the only ones who can be held responsible for its content.