ENAJ-EU-FarmBook low budget press trip to Brittany, Rennes in cooperation with French Livestock Institute Idèle
Digital Innovation and Data Technology for Livestock Farms
06 – 08 July 2026
In early July agricultural journalists from all EU countries are invited by ENAJ and EU-FarmBook to the 2026 low budget press trip (LBPT) in Brittany. In 2026 the focus lies on Digital Innovation and Data Technology for Livestock Farms. This third edition of the ENAJ & EU FarmBook press event will explore how digital innovation and data technologies are shaping the future of European livestock farming.
The event is hosted and organised in collaboration with IDELE, the French Livestock Institute.
Before the programme of ENAJ&EU-FarmBook starts on Monday, 6th of July, Cooperl, the biggest pig cooperative in France, invites 25 journalists to a pretour. Participants of the ENAJ-EU-FarmBook press event will be given priority to attend the pretour.
Key information
- Dates: Pretour: 5 – 6 July 2026, ENAJ-EU-FarmBook LBPT: 6 – 8 July 2026
- Participation fee: Pretour: 40 Euro, ENAJ-EU-FarmBook LBPT: 140 Euro.
- Included: hotel (pretour: 1 night, press event: 2 nights), meals, bus transportation during the program
- Not included: travel costs to Rennes, drinks outside the meals
- Numbers of places: 25 journalists
- Registration: Accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Please wait for confirmation of your registration before booking your trip.
- The trip invoice must be paid to ENAJ no later than 14 June. An unpaid invoice will result in the cancellation of your registration. After the due date, payments are non-refundable and the trip cannot be cancelled. The trip may be transferred to another person.
Poultry farm visit
SCEA La Ville-les-Archers, located in Iffendic (France), is a family-run farm raising broiler poultry.
Since late 2024, the farm has been part of a pilot group testing coMI SENSE, a smart monitoring solution developed by Groupe Michel Nutrition Animale.
The system collects and analyzes sound and video in real-time to monitor the flock’s condition.
It enables farmers to detect anomalies earlier and refine daily flock management.
Cooperl visit
Cooperl is the largest pig cooperative (around 4,7 millions pigs a year) and pork value chain company in France.
IDELE’s DIGIFERME®
IDELE’s DIGIFERME® of CIRVEAU (Centre for Innovation and Research on calf is dedicated to veal calf research. The journalists will explore equipment and practices in veal production covering housing, feeding, animal health and welfare, and environmental performance.
Innovations in beef and forages will also be presented by scientists, including a Phéno3D gantry and drone demonstration on forage trials.
Digital dairy and pig tech
Journalists will see on-farm robotics, with milk-feeding robots, pig husbandry and research on cutting-edge robotic technologies.
For more info on the ENAJ, contact Olivia Cooper: international@gaj.org.uk.
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Learn more: gaj.org.uk/international
Harvest Lunch 2026
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