French farmers have organized huge protests to protect their markets and the country's food supply.

French farmers are furious about that deal, and might just vote against Europe to demonstrate their fury.

For that reason the French farmers must be stamped on.

The result has been lower prices for French farmers, particularly hard in a year when the crop is expected to be smaller.

An old French farmer got a shovel to help him dig it out.

Paul, around 50 years old, is a French farmer.

In reality, of course, subsidies - and not sympathy - have kept French farmers alive over the past 30 years.

Some of the French farmers also used slaves for labor, but most families held only a few, if any.

French farmers said they would begin protesting the deal immediately.

Today, about 2,000 French farmers blocked highways to protest the community's proposal.