In total there are more than 2000 farms in the province of Utrecht. Exactly how many and which companies do not have a permit cannot yet be said. The province of Utrecht hopes to know within six months. “We are working hard to get a good picture of everything,” says a spokesperson. “Within the province, the permit status for all agricultural companies known to us is currently being inventoried. This takes time because it was previously assigned to other governments. The aim is to complete this in half of this year.”
One fifth of farms operate without a nitrogen permit, the province of Utrecht suspects
