Background Manure policy
Advocacy gets a stomachache from manure plan
Many advocates have responded to the new manure policy of agriculture minister Schouten. The reactions don't lie. The almost always correct NAJK uses the term 'shit policy', while Cumela fears the end of manure distribution in the Netherlands. One thing is clear: the ministry has ignored the lobby.
In short, it can be concluded that interest representatives use the new fertilizer plans to digest poorly. Almost someone reacts nuanced, let alone enthusiastically. And that while the move to land-based (dairy) livestock farming does not come out of the blue.
POV
POV: 'own land first'
The Producers Organization for Pig Farming (POV) calls the vision ill-considered and practically impracticable. Livestock farmers must always be able to place their own (unprocessed) company manure on their own land. This also applies to pig farmers who are often not land-bound, but who sometimes own a number of hectares. The POV doubts whether the minister is able to free up extra manure processing capacity for all manure that will have to be processed in the future. According to the POV, the plans also ignore the 'Vitalization Pig Farming' action program in which manure processing is a theme.
LTO does not feel heard
LTO Nederland denounces Schouten's plans and does not feel heard by the policymakers in The Hague who have drawn up the manure plans. The advocate lacks recognition for diversity in the sector in the two-track policy. And the fact that the minister is investing massively in manure processing detracts from the value that unprocessed manure can have for the soil in practice.
Cumela fears continued existence of intermediary
Cumela, the representative of the interests of contractors and manure intermediaries, is also strongly criticized. They say they are bewildered. Zegsman Hans Verkerk, who used to work at the Ministry of Agriculture, has nothing good to say about the plan.
cumela
Verkerk indicates that all initiatives for a better fertilizer market can be thrown into the trash. He is white-hot that LNV has done nothing with the initiatives that the sector has put forward in recent years. Cumela is therefore considering pulling the plug from the fertilizer project to pull. If the manure is only allowed to go to high-quality processing, manure intermediaries can close the tent, as can be read between the lines of the press release. Cumela also thinks that arable farmers will not pay for processed fertilizer products, since fertilizer is considerably cheaper.
NAJK expects higher land prices
The NAJK thinks that young farmers will be the victims of the new policy, because land prices may rise. In areas with little livestock farming, the interest group believes that there may be a manure shortage. This is because livestock farmers will soon only be allowed to sell the manure regionally. Because the term regional has not yet been defined, it does offer opportunities to link a workable distance to it in the lobby. This also makes the commitment of the NAJK clear. Schouten is also called upon to provide more space for fertilizer substitutes in the further elaboration. 'Don't make a shit policy out of manure policy', is the appeal.
Network Thoroughly pleased
Netwerkt Grondig, which represents the interests of land-based dairy farming, agrees with the new policy. In itself logical, given that land-based livestock farmers in the plan will not get off badly. Thoroughly calls the plan a recognition of the importance of land-relatedness and also sees their long-standing lobby reflected in the outlined contours of the new manure policy.
Wouter Job
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