Friesland scraps nitrogen rules after protest

The Frisian farmers who demonstrate at the provincial government building in Leeuwarden on Friday 11 October do not have to go home empty-handed. The province has decided to withdraw the nitrogen measures.

Johannes Kramer, the deputy of the province of Friesland, will let you know at the beginning of the afternoon. "We have just decided to withdraw the current nitrogen measures in order to make way for rules that have been developed together with the farmers," he reports to Omroep Friesland. 

Demonstrations in Friesland and Brabant
Hundreds of farmers protested at the provincial government house in both Friesland and North Brabant. The reason is the intended nitrogen policy of the provinces. A spokesperson for the province of Friesland reports that the first farmers had arrived at the provincial house in Leeuwarden around 11:30 am.

It is reported that several tens to hundreds of farmers with tractors have gone to the provincial house of their province. These farmers are furious because the province has single-handedly tightened its nitrogen policy. For example, the latent space is taken up if external netting is to take place.

Packed full provincial house
Protests are also underway in North Brabant at the provincial government. Here's a debate on nitrogen policy today. The hall, with space for approximately 350 people, is packed. In the run-up to this, interest group ZLTO has called on farmers to attend en masse.

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Wouter Job

Wouter Baan is editor-in-chief of Boerenbusiness. He also focuses on dairy, pig and meat markets. He also follows (business) developments within agribusiness and interviews CEOs and policymakers.

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