The campaigns were conducted in several places in the provinces of North Brabant, Limburg and Gelderland. On the A67 near Liessel in Brabant, the farmers even stood on the hard shoulder of the highway. The police’s efforts were aimed at keeping the situation safe. Officers entered into talks with the farmers and enforced “where possible.”
The straw bale that was placed at Van der Wal will have to be removed by the municipality, the police spokesperson said. Two weeks ago, farmers rode tractors to her home to redress, some time after she presented her nitrogen plans. The cabinet called that “unacceptable.”
View images of the farmers’ campaigns in Oisterwijk in Brabant. Article continues below the video.
Earlier on Friday, the minister announced that he had reported a death threat and incitement against the owner of a truck. On the back of the truck are the names of Pim Fortuyn and Theo van Gogh with their dates of death. Below it is the name of the minister, a cross and a question mark.
Last Wednesday, the farmers already held a national day of action in Stroe, Gelderland, as a protest against the cabinet’s nitrogen plans. Chairman of farmers’ organization Agractie Bart Kemp said earlier Friday that it will be a surprise how farmers will take action in the coming period. “Sometimes the actions will be a nuisance, sometimes not. Sometimes they will be aimed at politicians, sometimes at citizens.” Farmers have “a strong network” among themselves and can therefore easily organize actions themselves, he said.