De Peel is facing sweeping changes: the cabinet wants zones around nature reserves with much lower nitrogen levels. Just as those plans have leaked, Minister of Agriculture Jaimi van Essen is visiting with a bag of 300 million euros. But what does this mean for the farmers?
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The leaked nitrogen plans are hitting many livestock farmers hard. De Stentor visited farmers in the rural area of Uddel. They live in the ‘nitrogen-free’ zone that the cabinet intends to cut. “I sense a sense of resignation.”
De Peel is facing sweeping changes: the cabinet wants zones around nature reserves with much lower nitrogen levels. Just as those plans have leaked, Minister of Agriculture Jaimi van Essen is visiting with a bag of 300 million euros. But what does this mean for the farmers?