Tensions are escalating in France as farmers resume protests against the Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB), blaming them for increased pressure and feeling like criminals due to the agency’s police-like enforcement of environmental regulations. Farmers demand simplified norms and higher incomes while expressing hostility towards the OFB’s agents, who enforce compliance with environmental standards. Despite a drop in controls mandated by the government, agents feel caught in a controversial role that has drawn criticism from both agricultural and environmental sectors.