Overview

• Farmers targeted the OFB with recent actions, including vandalizing its Aude office and blocking a training center in the Loiret.
• The protests were partly triggered by remarks comparing farmers' opposition to OFB inspections to drug dealers rejecting police presence.
• The OFB enforces environmental regulations, including pesticide use and water management, which some farmers claim are overly aggressive and intimidating.
• Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher condemned the attacks, urged respect for OFB agents, and advocated for clearer, less punitive enforcement of minor infractions.
• The OFB's unions accuse agricultural groups of orchestrating repeated attacks and have called for a strike to protest the government's response.