Farming lobby steps up pressure on cabinet to drop compulsory buyouts
Farming lobby steps up pressure on cabinet to drop compulsory buyouts
Agriculture organisation LTO Nederland has stepped up the pressure on the Dutch government to soften its nitrogen reduction plans, warning it will block a deal to reform the industry unless drastic changes are made. Buoyed by the success of farmers’ party BBB in the provincial elections, LTO chairman Sjaak van der Tak said the cabinet needed to acknowledge the ‘electoral outcry’ from rural areas. The LTO’s demands echo the key campaign points of the BBB: scrapping the accelerated deadline of... More >