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Activists block 1,000-cow dairy farm in France

Protestors chain themselves to posts to stop building of farm in Somme which they liken to 'factory farming' and say will destroy the countryside.

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About one hundred activists opposed to “factory farming” have blocked a 1,000-cow dairy farm under construction in France, reports Farmers Weekly.

The protesters belong to the Confédération Paysanne, an agricultural union that promotes organic farming and is opposed to large-scale agricultural production.

They handcuffed themselves to posts in a bid to stop the construction of the large dairy farm, which is located between Drucat and Buigny-Saint Maclou in the Somme.

According to the activists, the farm is a “symbol of industrial agriculture which kills countrymen”.

Read more of this report from Farmers Weekly.

Read Mediapart's coverage of opposition to 'France's biggest farm' here.