US EditionEU denies new manure exemption for Dutch farmers; Minister calls it “disappointing”
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European Commission: To protect water quality in the Netherlands, Brussels is ending the Dutch exemption from distributing more manure…
According to the European Commission, the Netherlands does not meet the conditions to allow more manure spreading.
Dutch farmers will be allowed to spread less manure starting January 1st. A government request to grant them an exemption from European environmental regulations has been rejected by the European Commission.
Starting January 1st, Dutch farmers will be allowed to spread significantly less manure. This ends a long-standing exception within the European Union. This exception allowed farmers to use more manure than permitted under European regulations. The government attempted to extend this regulation, but the European Commission rejected that request. Starting next year, full European standards will apply.
Farmers' organization Agractie calls it a major setback for farmers in the Netherlands, now that they won't be granted a new exemption from European manure regulations. "It's a complete mess that less healthy animal manure is allowed to be applied to grassland, while more artificial fertilizer is allowed to be used to nourish the soil," the organization states.
EU denies new manure exemption for Dutch farmers; Minister calls it “disappointing”
Dutch farmers will not receive a new exemption from EU manure regulations. Caretaker Agriculture Minister Femke Wiersma had requested the exception from European Commissioner Jessika Roswall, but the request was denied. Wiersma informed the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, and called the European Commission’s decision “very disappointing.”
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