Mesdag Fund: 'WUR is playing a game'

The fact that Wageningen University (WUR) would still have the raw ammonia data is based on a misunderstanding. This is apparent from an inquiry from agriculture minister Carola Schouten. According to Jan Cees Vogelaar, chairman of the Mesdag Fund, WUR is playing a childish game.

In mid-June it became public that the 'disappeared' data from the ammonia tests between 1997 and 2011 (WUR) had not disappeared after all. In a letter to the House of Representatives requested the Mesdagfonds Schouten Foundation to request the WUR to make the data available immediately.

Schouten's inquiry shows that WUR only has the processed data and not the requested raw data, she wrote in a statement. Letter to Parliament† It states that WUR has also notified the Mesdag Fund of this by letter. The WUR also says that the resulting picture is based on a misunderstanding.

Childish behavior
Jan Cees Vogelaar accuses WUR of 'childish behaviour' by turning it into a game. "We want to have all available ammonia data, regardless of whether it has been processed or not," says Vogelaar. According to Vogelaar, WUR knows exactly which data this concerns.

In the meantime, the Mesdag Fund has requested WUR to provide all data within 1 week. This request was submitted on July 6. Vogelaar does not yet know what actions the Mesdag Fund is considering if WUR does not provide the information. "I don't rule out going to court."

Wouter Job

Wouter Baan is Head of Meat & Dairy at BoerenbusinessAt DCA Market Intelligence, he focuses on dairy, pork, and meat markets. He also monitors (business) developments within agribusiness and interviews CEOs and policymakers.

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