Etiket: agriculture and livestock
Drought: first surface water abstraction ban of this year imposed
The Brabantse Delta water board in West Brabant imposed the first abstraction bans for surface water of this year on Tuesday. With such an abstraction ban, no more water may…
Dramatic fire in chicken stable is certainly not unique, Brabant is the leader
Tens of thousands of chickens died on Monday afternoon in the barn fire in Asten-Heusden. And that’s not the first time things have gone wrong in the village. Three and…
Many farmers in great uncertainty: ‘Government has failed spectacularly’
Three thousand Dutch farmers are in uncertainty. While they can’t do anything about it themselves, their permits have been out of order for almost three years. “As governments, we should…
Investigation into permit Amercentrale after ‘juggling with nitrogen figures’
A majority of the party leaders of the Provincial Council want an external investigation into the licensing of the Amer power station in Geertruidenberg. This became clear on Monday evening…
Disappointment in Tilburg: National cannabis trial postponed again
The experiment with legally grown weed and hash has been postponed again. This is to the great disappointment of Mayor Theo Weterings of Tilburg, he informs Omroep Brabant. Tilburg is…
Koe Dinie from Wanroij got triplets and that chance is only 1 in 8 million
It was a special weekend for dairy farmer Sjaak Wijnen from Wanroij. One of his cows gave birth to triplets. That almost never happens, there is talk of a ‘one…
Farmers give food parcels to families who take care of Ukrainians
People who take war refugees from Ukraine into their homes can count on help from farmers and horticulturists from Brabant. They serve their own products and have them delivered to…