The minister must also give an overview of all agricultural companies in the province of Gelderland where cattle, pigs, chickens, goats and sheep are kept. The Council of State thereby confirms the decision of the court in Overijssel this year. He also stated that Wiersma had to reveal the data.
Wiersma will publish emission data Gelderse Boeren within two weeks
Farmers organizations had objected to the revealing of the company data. They found that the minister should make a weighing of interests. The data includes the addresses of the business locations of all farmers. These are often home addresses.
Media also wanted to know how many agricultural animals are registered and what kind of stable the animals have. NRC, Follow the Money and Omroep Gelderland had requested the data through the Open Government Act so that they can calculate how effective the government’s nitrogen policy is.