Five Farmers Arrested at Protest Against Nitrogen Plans
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With the Jetten cabinet's new nitrogen plans, the farmers' protest returned to The Hague on Wednesday. A final death throe or a foretaste of...
Many farmers traveled to The Hague on Wednesday to express their dissatisfaction with the new nitrogen plans. Many also arrived by tractor, but all but twenty were stopped by the police. Jacob, who runs an agricultural contracting business in Lochem, was allowed through with his tractor. "If these practically unfeasible plans go ahead, it will be a disaster for the countryside."
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The farmers wanted to drive into the city, but the permitted number of twenty tractors had already been reached.
A group of farmers plans to drive from Bergambacht to The Hague with tractors on Wednesday morning to protest against the cabinet's new nitrogen plans. It involves about 25 to 30 tractors, says dairy farmer Floor de Jong. According to him, the intention is not to cause a nuisance.
Farmers staged a protest with dozens of tractors on the A28 near Nijkerk on Tuesday evening against the cabinet's nitrogen plans. The slow-moving convoy caused a traffic jam that reached approximately 45 minutes at the busiest moment.
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