News Survey NOS
Almost half of livestock farmers are thinking of stopping
With a good financial buyout arrangement, 4 out of 10 companies are in the large livestock sectors. This is apparent from a survey conducted by the NOS in collaboration with LTO members' magazine Nieuwe Oogst. Just under 6.000 dairy, beef, pig and poultry farmers responded to this.
The drive to stop is mainly due to the nitrogen ruling made by the Council of State in May, which puts thousands of permits in the agricultural and horticultural sector at risk. The survey shows that many members in the livestock sector think that expanding in the future is no longer possible. 60% of the respondents are therefore considering quitting.
Age and business succession
Despite the fact that quitting is increasingly negotiable, only 3% want to sign up in advance for a purchase arrangement. This will be possible in the long run for 38% of livestock farmers. Many pig farmers in particular are considering hanging their boots on the willows. Dairy farmers are less eager. A majority say they do not want to stop under any circumstances.
The retirement plans are also often related to age and having a company successor. The livestock farmers are also fed up with the increasing social and political criticism. In particular, the proposal of D66 to halve the livestock, according to the NOS, is bad blood. This is one of the reasons why agricultural Netherlands is massive on 1 October going to The Hague to express their dissatisfaction there.
Not only the members of LTO who read Nieuwe Oogst were invited for the study, but livestock farmers who were not members of the organization were also approached.
Wouter Job
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