In Pics: France Farmers Protests

Farmers gather near a bridge where a banner reads "Proud to feed you" as they block a highway in Jossigny, east of Paris.

Farmers block the highway in Jossigny, east of Paris.

Farmers sit on a highway after spending the night at a barricade in Aix-en-Provence, southern France. France's protesting farmers encircle Paris with tractor barricades, vowing a 'siege' over grievances.

A farmer walks past a tractor reading "Farmers, I want to live tomorrow on my job" as they block a highway in Jossigny, east of Paris.

A chicken walks in a lane as farmers block a highway in Jossigny, east of Paris.

A farmer stands at a barricade as farmers block a highway in Jossigny, east of Paris.

Farmers drive their tractors to join a barricade where farmers block a highway in Jossigny, east of Paris.

A farmer pulls a toy tractor as farmers block a highway in Jossigny, east of Paris.

Farmers gather by a bridge as they block a highway in Jossigny, east of Paris.

Tractors park on a blocked highway in Jossigny, east of Paris. By showering government offices with manure and by besieging Paris with traffic-snarling barricades of tractors and hay bales, farmers in France have captured the country's attention.