The protest movement among French farmers intensified on Thursday, fueled by the outbreak of lumpy skin disease among cattle. Convoys demonstrated in Brussels against the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, changes to the EU's Common Agricultural Policy and a proposed new fertilizer tax.

Near Benque, a village an hour from Toulouse, farmer Christian Lasserre discovered three carcasses on Saturday. He fears a new outbreak of lumpy skin disease and the culling of…

Thousands protest as EU leaders clash over pact farmers fear will flood Europe with cheaper South American goods.