Record number of farmers leave FrieslandCampina
A record-breaking count of 284 farmers have left multi-national dairy conglomerate FrieslandCampina between July 2021 and July 2022. The previous ...
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Farmers protest continues: important canal lock in Groningen blocked
Since early in the morning on the 4th of July, protesting farmers have blockaded a canal lock in Gaarkeuken, a ...
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Friesland opposed to new nitrogen plans amid farmer protests
Frisian leadership has expressed an unwillingness to cooperate with new cabinet demands regarding province-wide nitrogen reduction issued on the 10th ...
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Wolf attacks on sheep on rise in northern provinces
12 wolf attacks against sheep and other farm animals were reported in the northern Netherlands in March, with Friesland being ...
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Angry farmers protest outside Province of Friesland headquarters over wild bird protection plans
The Province of Friesland wants to make farmers more responsible for wild birds Translated by Thomas Ansell Several angry farmers ...
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Northern Politicians kick off anti-drugs lab campaign ‘Not Under My Nose!’
The campaign hopes to stop farmers and other landholders renting out their buildings to drugs gangs The Northern Netherlands police ...
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Frisian sheep farmers ask for ‘border wall’ to prevent roving wolf attacks
Build it strong and build it tall Frisian sheep farmers have asked for a boundary between the provinces of Groningen ...
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Drenthe provides financial support to sheep farmers against wolf attacks
An early Christmas gift for hard-up farmers Sheep and goat farmers in the middle region of Drenthe can apply for ...
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More than 150 farmers assemble in The Hague to protest against environmental regulations
The amount of nitrogen in Dutch soil, caused by intensive farming, now even threatens nature reserves Translated by Thomas Ansell ...
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Farmers park tractors in protest actions across Province of Groningen
A judge ruled this week that tractors may not be used to protest in Groningen (with similar bans in Friesland ...
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