The request from local residents of the plots to De Broeken in Wittelte, where lilies are grown, to immediately stop using pathogenic crop protection products has been rejected by the judge.
The co-owner of the company said at the hearing on September 19 in Assen that cultivation is coming to an end. He only needs one more shot. Not with the dreaded cocktail, but with an organic oil that has been approved by regulator SKAL. The residents have not been able to substantiate that this oil can also lead to risks, as feared by the neighborhood. In addition, the judge finds that it is only used once.
Local residents said attempts to engage with the company have failed. Relations have soured since May this year. Promises had been made that had not been fulfilled, it was said at that hearing. According to the entrepreneur, the tone was the reason for leaving the joint WhatsApp group. He was afraid of a smear campaign.