Farmers in the Netherlands protesting nitrogen government plans.The government has made a €7.5 billion buy-out scheme available for farmers to bring additional relief to the sector. Those that do not want to be bought-out are asked to innovate, scale up, or move their farms. Photo: Mark Pasveer
New farmers’ protests have erupted across the Netherlands, despite police warnings not to break the law, following the first demonstration against the government’s plan to curb nitrogen emissions on June 22. Farmers have been protesting the government’s plans to reduce the size of the agricultural sectors to comply with European conservation laws. Farmers are furious as the words of the Minister echo “some farmers will have to give up their businesses.”
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