Young farmers in the Tarn cut down four plane trees on the Lautrec/Realmont road in a protest against plans to change the boundaries of the special economic zone which provides them with assistance. They claim some 300 exploitations will be affected and it will lead to more destruction of hedgerows as bigger enterprises turn the land over to cereal production instead of the diverse production of the small farmers.
Their action was designed to shock, and although three of the trees were dead or diseased, they waved away disruption to local travellers, saying protection of their livelihood and farming methods were of benefit to all.
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