Speed cameras, roundabouts... What angry farmers are planning for May 26

Are we on the cusp of "Act III" of the agricultural crisis ? Following Thursday's announcement of their mobilization, farmers from the FNSEA and Young Farmers are organizing. FNSEA President Arnaud Rousseau said on RMC Thursday morning that he felt "a sense of betrayal." He noted that after "demonstrating and working, the answers and promises made to us are not there," and pointed out that "promises are made to be kept."
In the Oise department, farmers are promising to mobilize as early as next week. "All our MPs have promised us a lot. They'd better keep their promises, because I guarantee you, our farmers will be at the MPs' door if they don't keep their promises," assures Matthieu Carpentier, president of the Young Farmers of the Oise.
The latter's phone "doesn't stop" ringing. He receives dozens of proposals for action from his base, ranging from covering radars to blocking strategic points.
In the middle of his 40 hectares of meadow, Pascal is also fuming. He's ready to "spend a few hours at a loss" on his farm to mobilize "to defend his future income and his future agricultural future." He will mobilize for as long as it takes, he promises.
In a year and a half, his income has not increased. Worse, new, more restrictive standards have been proposed. He cites in particular "buffer zones," the unraveling of the law against "obstructions," which is supposed to combat the phenomena of obstruction that hinder the normal conduct of farmers' activities.
"Today we are far too constrained," insists Pascal.
The Duplomb Law was particularly eagerly awaited by farmers. It planned to promote water storage, reintroduce the use of pesticides such as neonicotinoids, and expand poultry farms despite pollution. The bill will be debated for 10 days in the National Assembly's public session, starting May 26. They denounce the unraveling of the bill in committee.
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