Technical Visits

Friday 16 June 2023 – All Day

  • Meeting point on the parking lot of Alpexpo at 08:00 – Return to Alpexpo at 17:45
  • Travel by bus, in 3 different groups
  • Meals included

 

Programme

 

Pépinières Payre

The Payre nurseries put at your disposal their experience in grafting most of the French varieties of walnut plants (Californian varieties, pollinating varieties, hybrids, INRA certified) but also in grafting the main species of wood walnut trees, many varieties of chestnut trees and deciduous forest plants.

Description: visit of an AMB Rousset walnut pre-packaging line and multiplication of plans.

 

 

COOPENOIX

Description: visit of the processing line, packaging of nuts.

 

GRAND SECHOIR

In an old drying shed renovated in a resolutely contemporary way, the Grand Séchoir shares tales and legends about walnuts, the profession of walnut grower from yesterday to today, the heritage of walnut drying sheds or the uses of walnuts and walnut thanks to an attractive museography and varied collections.

Description: visit of the permanent exhibition and the exhibition «Talk to me about insects».

The lunch will be kindly sponsored by La Communauté de Communes Saint Marcellin Vercors Isère.

 

SENURA

This is the core business of the SENURE: to conduct and set up experimentation programs to address the problems of the nut industry and to develop methods and techniques directly applicable by the nut growers.

Description: visit of varieties and cultivation trials.