What does the cabinet say about grazing and barn fires?

Cabinet-Rutte III does not want to make grazing mandatory. The new coalition does want to make agreements about barn fires. In addition, improving animal transport is also a priority. This is stated in the coalition agreement that was presented today, Tuesday 10 October.

Dairy farming must ensure that the target of 80% outdoor grazing in 2020 is achieved. In a investigation report the CLM and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) have named several measures in this regard, including an increased grazing premium.

barn fires
The Rutte III cabinet also wants to reduce the number of barn fires. It wants to do this by collaborating with insurance companies and chain quality systems. Agreements must then be made about pest control and those agreements must be made before 2019. In addition, a periodic electrical inspection should ensure that barn fires will occur less often.

Restricting transport
The cabinet also wants to focus on exploring further limiting the transport of animals and improving comfort during transport. Proposals for this will be made on European level. 

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