It's harvest time and the chips are down for potato producers in northern France where a long summer drought could see French spuds shrink in size and volume.
The eastern French region of Hautes-Alpes said Monday it has begun vaccinating cows and sheep against anthrax after an outbreak of the fatal disease in the region.
More than 50 cows, sheep and horses have died in France's most serious outbreak of anthrax in two decades, according to officials who have warned of a vaccine shortage.
President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday promised measures to help prevent foreign investors buying agricultural land in France after a string of international controversies over Chinese purchases.
Around 1,000 'young' French farmers are set to descend on the Elysee Palace at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron next week as tensions between France's farming community and the government build.
Irate French farmers blocked main roads leading to the country's fourth largest city, Toulouse on Wednesday to raise the alarm that "villages could die" if their voices are not heard.
French cattle farmers fear the end of their livelihoods as the European Union comes closer to sealing a deal to import 'massive' amounts of beef from South America to France.
A recent study showed that wine production in 2017 was "historically low" in France as a direct result of extreme weather conditions. But what does this actually mean for consumers, wine growers and the future of the French wine industry?
UPDATED: France is planning to cut back on use of all pesticides, the government said Monday, though it rowed back on an
announcement of an outright ban on controversial chemical glyphosate.
Around 250 French farmers covered part of the Champs-Elysées avenue in hay early on Friday morning in order to give president Emmanuel Macron a "wake-up call".
Hundreds of farmers, shepherds and politicians rallied in Aveyron, southern France, on Saturday calling for action to halt the slaughter of livestock by packs of wolves.
Knocked off course by a cold spring snap, French wine production this year slid to a record low, falling 17 percent on 2016, initial ministry of agriculture projections show.
A French farmer has mown the word "HELP" in giant letters into his wheat field, hoping to push presidential candidates to address the crisis in France's agricultural sector.
Frustrated and left behind, farmers at the annual Salon de l'Agriculture farming exhibition in Paris tell The Local they have little hope the presidential election will change their fortunes.
Europe's biggest dairy group Lactalis told French farmers Friday it would raise milk prices in a bid to repair relations, but agricultural unions said the move fell short of their demands.
An organisation aiming to raise awareness of the health problems caused by the use of pesticides in France has released a map showing exactly where the black spots are.
Spain has called on Paris to get control of its farmers after two trucks carrying wine were halted at the border, before the contents were emptied onto the road.
France's annual farm fair kicked off on Saturday with dramatic displays of anger by farmers facing ruin, with protesters heckling President Francois Hollande and tearing down the agriculture ministry's pavilion.
