Van Essen Dismisses Farmers’ Alternative Nitrogen Emissions Plan - DutchNews.nl
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Almost two out of five farms will disappear if Minister Jaimi van Essen (D66) gets his way. That is what the farmers themselves say. You drink their milk and eat their eggs, and meanwhile Van Essen is destroying the businesses that make them. Now the farmers have had enough, and are striking back with their own plan. Six...
The cabinet's nitrogen letter must be scrapped, and a permit no longer needs to be required for everything. That is what farmers' organizations united in the Landbouw Alliantie want, who wish to enter into dialogue with Minister Van Essen. This afternoon, they presented their plans at the Nieuwspoort press center in The Hague. The chance that the minister will adopt the plans seems minimal. First of all, according to the Landbouw Alliantie, Mini…
After months of protest, the Agricultural Alliance – a collection of action groups – is presenting its own proposals regarding nitrogen. These differ significantly from the cabinet's plans, and farmers' interest group LTO is also questioning how realistic they are. The radical Farmers Defence Force is not officially part of the Alliance, but the ties are strong.
A handful of farmers' clubs are joining forces in a so-called Agricultural Alliance in an attempt to drastically change the cabinet's nitrogen policy. The organizations have devised an alternative with significantly more lenient standards, which they presented on Tuesday during a press conference at Nieuwspoort in The Hague.
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