US EditionFrench Minister Heads to Southwest as Farmers Block Roads over Cattle Disease
Farmers protest government culling policy for lumpy skin disease, blocking roads in southwest France as authorities begin vaccinating two million cattle, costing €20 million.
- On December 13, 2025, tractors blocked the A64 motorway near Carbonne in south‑west France as French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard said she will attend Monday's start of the cattle vaccination campaign.
- The dispute centres on the government's use of whole‑herd culls and movement bans, which farmers reject as Coordination Rurale vowed to maintain blockades until those slaughters stop.
- Around 60 tractors blocked a 300‑metre stretch near Carbonne, 40 kilometres south of Toulouse, while Vinci Autoroutes reported heavy disruption on the Toulouse–Bayonne corridor and 400 to 500 protesters gathered with braziers and local support.
- An expanded vaccination effort will cover an additional one million cattle across eight south‑west départements, costing €20 million, with Annie Genevard calling vaccination crucial to avoid culls.
- The farm union Coordination Rurale vowed to maintain blockades until authorities stop whole-herd slaughters, and spokesperson Jérôme Bayle said `There are all kinds here`, united by fear.
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The Minister of Agriculture, Annie Genevard, was present at the micro d'Europe 1 on Sunday, 14 December. In particular, she recalled that vaccination is a "hopeful path to prevent the slaughter of herds".
French farmers block highways over culling of diseased cattle
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 site where a farmers' protest movement began in January 2024.
Radio France Internationale
Modern GhanaFrench minister heads to southwest as farmers block roads over cattle disease
French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard said on Sunday she will travel to the south-west of France on Monday to attend the start of the vaccination campaign for cattle herds, as angry farmers block key roads in protest at the government’s handling of lumpy skin disease.
leprogres.fr
The South-West of France remains this Sunday the epicentre of the contestation, with several blocked roads.
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