Tag: farmers
Sustainable farmers have a ten-point plan to solve the crisis: ‘Everyone must take responsibility’
According to Van der Laan, an important first step is to pay a fair price for products, which is also one of the ten points in the Green Farmers Plan.…
Netherlands fire place! It’s a mess: the police shoot at the farmers, the shelves are empty
The decision signed by the Dutch government turned the place into a fire! Following the talks at the Davos Climate Summit, the government made a decision to reduce nitrogen and…
Blockade at Jumbo distribution centers over, farmers at Utrecht Central gone after conversation with mayor
A group of about twenty demonstrating farmers entered into a conversation with Utrecht mayor Sharon Dijksma. They told the mayor, among other things, that they are considering the following actions.…
Farmers block Jumbo and AH distribution centers in Woerden, Nieuwegein and Utrecht
Elsewhere in the country, in Friesland, Drenthe and North Brabant, there are blockades at distribution centers of Jumbo, Albert Heijn and Lidl. Just across the provincial border there are protests…
the photographic treasure of a couple of farmers from the Somme
In 1914-1918, the village of Vignacourt, in the Somme, was an important rear base for Allied soldiers. A couple, passionate about photography, left a real treasure, testifying to life behind…
How agricultural policy is driving farmers to despair: ‘If they had intervened in the 1990s, it would have been less painful now’
Farmer protests and measures over the years 1984: The introduction of the milk quota 38 years ago was one of the first measures that led to farmer protests throughout the…
Dozens of farmers at FC Utrecht stadium in conversation with provincial administrators
Dozens of farmers parked their tractors at the Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht at the beginning of the afternoon. The farmers are protesting against the announced nitrogen measures. Deputies Mirjam Sterk…
Campaigning farmers report to the ChristenUnie party office in Amersfoort
Farmer actions that lead to dangerous situations for road users, officials or politicians are “unacceptable”, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said. Demonstrations are allowed, the prime minister said this morning during…
Farmers are disappointed at Galgenwaard of the province: ‘How is it possible that you promise something and suddenly it is different?’
Other farmers feel that the province is not listening enough to the Nitrogen collective Agriculture Utrecht. “It contains really smart, enterprising farmers,” says farmer Anja Henken from Leersum. She works…
Farmers move to FC Utrecht stadium, provincial administrator also present
Deputy Mirjam Sterk is therefore coming to the protest, her spokesperson confirms. Van Wijk of the LTO knows what she will hear there. “The signal that the plans that are…