REPORT. Young farmer Kobe is not pleased with Demir’s stricter nitrogen rules: “If she continues to make it so difficult for us, we will say: everyone find your own food”

“Normally I weigh my words, but not anymore. She plays solo smart, but we don’t live here in Russia.” For farmer Kobe Ruell (34) the stocking is finished. Flemish Environment Minister Zuhal Demir (N-VA) must either resign or cooperate with her government partners. Demir himself tightened the licensing rules for nitrogen after the Flemish government failed to agree on its nitrogen design. “Mentally I’m running out,” says the dad of two, who has already invested a million euros.

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