France's agriculture minister is expected on Monday to visit a region that has seen new outbreaks of lumpy skin disease affecting cattle. The situation is tense, with EU member states preparing to decide on a free trade agreement with South American countries, which is widely opposed by farmers.

LES BORDES SURE ARIZE: Veterinarians arrived at a French farm Friday under police escort to slaughter a herd of cows suffering from a potentially deadly disease, an AFP reporter…

Farmers have staged protests in several parts of France in recent days after vets culled a herd suffering from the disease.

After clashes at a farm in southern France and the culling of 208 cows, tensions are rising between some agricultural unions and the government, which has stuck to its contested…

In response to an epidemic of contagious nodular dermatitis, farmers opposed to the government's animal health policy peacefully barricaded the A64 highway near Toulouse, the same…

Farmers in southern and southwest France have been incensed by the use of police force and the government's mass slaughter policy to contain the spread of nodular dermatitis.…

France's agriculture minister is expected on Monday to visit a region that has seen new outbreaks of lumpy skin disease affecting cattle. The situation is tense, with EU member…

Many breeders have been incensed by the use of police force and the government's mass slaughter policy to stop the spread of lumpy skin disease.

Despite concessions from the European Commission, including a safeguard clause that is due to be adopted by the European Parliament on December 16, Paris has called for a…

Macron ai leader Ue, 'il trattato non dà abbastanza alla Francia' (ANSA)

France wants stronger safeguards for farmers and is urging the EU to delay a vote on Mercosur, threatening imports.

COLUMN. The blurring of political lines, anti-government rhetoric and distrust in health authorities – amplified by social media – is an explosive cocktail that, when shaken at a…