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Farmers Clash with Police Over Cattle Culling Protests

12/16/2025

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Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard faces protests in southwestern France over the government's culling of cattle for lumpy skin disease.
Farmers have roadblocks and clash with police as they argue the culling is ineffective and harms livelihoods.
Genevard plans to vaccinate one million cattle.
The Fédération Nationale des Syndicats d'Exploitants Agricoles (FNSEA) union supports culling, and farmers fear that the EU-South America trade deal will increase competition.

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Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard faces protests in southwestern France over the government's culling of cattle for lumpy skin disease.
Farmers have roadblocks and clash with police as they argue the culling is ineffective and harms livelihoods.
Genevard plans to vaccinate one million cattle.
The Fédération Nationale des Syndicats d'Exploitants Agricoles (FNSEA) union supports culling, and farmers fear that the EU-South America trade deal will increase competition.