Europe’s far-right wants to be the farmers’ choice

Europe’s far-right wants to be the farmers’ choice

The recent tractor protest near Brussels (#trotsopdeboer translates as 'proud of the farmers'). Alexandros Michailidis/ShutterstockA few days before the recent European parliamentary elections, an event took place that hardly made it into the news anywhere: a dozen tractors, escorted by police, rolled into Brussels, honked their horns outside the EU parliament, and drove away. Tractors in Brussels are nothing new. Over the last year, we have got…