Agricultural entrepreneurs must not sell nitrogen rights to governments or companies from outside the agricultural sector. With this battle plan, Mark van den Oever, chairman of the Farmers Defense Force (FDF), wants to destroy the government's nitrogen policy. He sets the tone: a farmer who sells his nitrogen rights externally is in his eyes a weak link or a Judas.
Van den Oever explain his idea in an Easter letter which was sent yesterday, on Easter Monday, to the followers of FDF in the app groups, among others. "We all know that external netting will be the death of the sector," said the FDF leader. "The solution is as simple as it is difficult for this problem. If we farmers decide not to sell nitrogen rights to the government or to companies outside the agricultural sector, and if we implement this meticulously, there is no problem."
According to Van den Oever, this plan can only be implemented if there are no weak links in the agricultural sector and the advocacy sector. Within the Agricultural Collective, FDF will propose to extend this line to all members and supporters of the participating organizations. "I expect LTO to be on our side in any case," emphasizes Van den Oever.
Schedule flaring easily
According to him, it is also financially interesting to sell the nitrogen rights, citing the 0% interest and the financial support packages from the government, which quickly depreciate money. "Where you bought a house a few years ago for 2 tons, you now pay 3 tons. In other words, 50% inflation. You also fall into the 52% tax bracket when you sell, so little of your original deal remains after a few years."
The FDF chairman calls farmers who decide to sell the nitrogen rights 'weak links' or 'Judasen' in the letter. "This plan is only as strong as its weakest link, I know that. I do expect that we will still have some problems with Judas and weak links in our sector, but we will have to deal with that in due course. The plan flaring is easily done, but there are probably those who have no backbone and where the link is the weakest."
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This is in response to it Boerenbusiness article:
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If you sell "ammonia" (NH3) rights to a non-agricultural company, you know that this will be converted to nitrogen oxide (NO2).
With that you do every living thing short. After all, NO2 is extremely bad for air quality and therefore a deterioration for everyone. It should be challenged at the UN for violating universal human rights.