'Ridiculed' French farmers block roads in protest French farmers fed up with European regulations and what they see as an unfair system blocked roads in northern France in protest over pesticide restrictions and trade agreements like Ceta and Mercosur. One farmer questioned whether president Emmanuel Macron "really still wants his farmers because we feel like we're being ridiculed, with a lack of support in our practices, in our methods, and especially in the tools we need to continue to produce good quality products."\\n IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES