“Livestock shrinkage should be a consequence, not a goal” and “there are problems, but now we are killing the goose that lays the golden eggs”. These are two sentences that cattle farmer Art Wolleswinkel from Renswoude contrasts in a passionate speech. For the farmer from the Gelderse Vallei, bad news is most likely on the way. Nitrogen emissions in that area are so high that they are expected to be reduced by 70 to 80 percent. His company is at risk.
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Valley farmers anxiously and resignedly await The Hague’s nitrogen strategy: ‘I can’t imagine a valley without farmers’
