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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…
This is how Members of Parliament look at farmers’ campaigns: ‘This has to stop, transformation of the sector is necessary’
“Where highways are blocked and fires are started, a border is crossed,” says Hans de Harder, Member of Parliament for the ChristenUnie. The States members of the five coalition parties…
The nitrogen problem: why do farmers have to make such a drastic contribution?
Province of Utrecht – Farmers are furious about the cabinet’s nitrogen plans. The Netherlands must significantly reduce its nitrogen emissions and is doing so by, among other things, downsizing the…
Farmers’ action against nitrogen policy may be possible again tomorrow
Tomorrow a vote will be held in The Hague on motions submitted during the nitrogen debate in the House of Representatives last week. Dozens of farmers then came to discuss…
Conagra celebrates 75th anniversary of Dresden tomato processing plant; employees, farmers have benefitted from facility
News Local News Dave Hoyles, left, and Bob Vandeweghe, both retired after several years of service at Conagra’s tomato processing plant in Dresden, were among the many people who took…
Farmers may start campaigning again: ‘It will burn loose from 12 noon’
According to Mark van den Oever of Farmers Defense Force (FDF), it will “fire up from noon”, he says when asked. These are “wild actions”, FDF does not coordinate and…
Farmer’s protest with tractors: crowds in the Utrecht region are over, still advice to avoid A1
Eemlandse and Gooise farmers gathered this morning on the driveway of the A1 at Eembrugge and the A1 between Baarn and Hoogland. They drove to the demonstration under police escort.…
No more traffic jams on national roads after farmers protest
There are no more traffic jams on the highways. Tractors are still in use in various places in the country. Also on the A12 towards Utrecht, the recovery work is…
No more traffic jams on national roads after farmer’s protest, but still salvage work on A12
There are no more traffic jams on the highways. Tractors are still in use in various places in the country. Also on the A12 towards Utrecht, the recovery work is…
Ukrainian farmers appeal: “Stop Putin – give the world food and peace”
The world is crying out for Ukrainian wheat, which has saturated stomachs around the world for millennia and usually accounts for ten percent of global exports. But when Russia now…