The vast majority of arable farmers in the Netherlands comply with the rules regarding water quality. That is the view of BO Akkerbouw chairman Dirk de Lugt. "It is all the more strange that the government is coming up with generic measures, instead of focusing on the areas where things need to be improved."
Boerenbusinesseditor Niels van der Boom talks in the BB Studio with Dirk de Lugt about the impact that the 7th Nitrate Directive Action Program and the new CAP will have on the agricultural sector from 1 January 2023.