Commissioner Mirjam Sterk of the province of Utrecht is disappointed. “For farmers who have invested in these low-emission floors in recent years, this ruling is another blow. Not only financially, but especially with regard to the uncertainty about the future.” She is now consulting with the other provinces and the ministry about the consequences of the ruling for licensing these agricultural companies.
Doubts about the usefulness of innovative low-emission stables put an end to the expansion of livestock farms
