Arable farmer Jaap Haanstra has the feeling that the sector is 'the national head of jut'. After many comments on his previous opinion Haanstra has studied the alleged decline in insects and comes to the conclusion in this letter that it is getting crazier.
It is conveniently stated that agricultural poisons are probably the main cause of the alleged insect decline. This decrease is especially noticeable in certain species of butterflies and ground beetles. The focus was on nature reserves in the Netherlands and Germany. In other words, you look and count in 1 nature reserve and then blame the agricultural sector that, for example, the number of ground beetles has decreased.
A more obvious conclusion is: 'natural areas are bad for insects', after all you have looked at and compared them. But which one of our advocates do I hear give any resistance, raise questions or state that the conclusion has a very short inside bend?
Prohibition of trenching
Now I read this afternoon (Thursday 7 June) that under the derogation and the accompanying documents we will no longer be allowed to dig trenches on our plots to drain water. By the way, we often have several tens of millimeters before puddles form. The situation only becomes dire when trenches start flowing at all. I can already see that you have to go outside in the middle of the night in a heavy thunderstorm to open slots, because then the moment has been reached that you meet the criteria.
Apart from the fact that (after so much water has fallen) hardly any N and P2O5 will be washed off, the dilution will be so enormous that it is hardly measurable. If it is stated that plant protection products are not allowed to rinse off, then I wonder what that has to do with the Nitrates Directive.
Not now, never not
In short, we are coming at a time when we as farmers are going to say: we are not going to do that. I am not going to explain to an official whether or not I was entitled to drain water because of whether or not I met the criteria. Have we gone completely crazy? Let's be clear: we won't drown our crops! Not now, not ever. Wake up those who need to wake up.
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You don't get it. Regular farmers are no longer allowed to do that because with you all fertilizer and GBM washes into the ditch. We organic farmers will soon be allowed to do it because we are good for soil and human health.
You will also see that you will no longer be allowed to lease land from government and nature organizations. Because you are not good for people and soil. We, on the other hand, will grow and prosper as never before.
We have politicians on board, consumers and public opinion.
Then understand that what you do is finite, and we organic farmers will take over you for little and dominate the earth.
Good luck, and greetings from your neighbor
Farmer conscious at least has an open and honest story. Something bionext can learn a lot from. I am at feed myself but my production is much less. And my diesel consumption per kilo of product has become much more, not to mention gas consumption. I don't think it matters for the environment, but it does for my income.
Farmer conscious at least has an open and honest story. Something bionext can learn a lot from. I am at feed myself but my production is much less. And my diesel consumption per kilo of product has become much more, not to mention gas consumption. I don't think it matters for the environment, but it does for my income.
Okay dear helmsmen. Point kws environment crazies yes I come in. But should we base our opinions on that, I estimate the citizens higher. And about scientists I would say come with a good example.
