The union Confédération Paysanne made the call on Friday, after a tense standoff between farmers and police in south-west France that saw projectiles and Molotov cocktails thrown and tear gas used by police.
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The confrontation was over the government policy of culling cattle infected with dermatose nodulaire contagieuse (Lumpy Skin Disease) - an issue that has become an increasing flashpoint in recent months.
The highly infectious cattle disease - which cannot be transmitted to humans - has been detected in several European countries, including France where the first cases were recorded in the Alps over the summer, leading to part of the Tour de France being re-routed.
The French government's policy is to vaccinate herds, but to implement a compulsory cull policy in any herd where an outbreak has been diagnosed.
Farming unions say that the vaccine rollout is too slow, and the culling policy is unevenly applied, and also say that the compensation packages for farmers whose herds have been culled are insufficient.
After an unsatisfactory meeting with Agriculture Ministry officials, Confédération Paysanne on Friday said: "We are calling for mobilisation to create blockades across France to put an end to this madness."
Previous agricultural protests have seen farmers create rolling roadblocks with tractors on main highways, or blockade roads with makeshift barriers.
Confédération Paysanne is one of the smaller farming unions, so far the bigger unions have not joined the blockade call.
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