Etiket: agriculture
Healthy agriculture is not possible without healthy livestock farming
Cows in Numansdorp.Statue Arie Kievit Now that it has become widely understood that we have crossed all borders with livestock farming in the Netherlands, this creates a breeding ground for…
Agriculture is not satisfied with new nitrogen proposals | Inland
The cabinet is already bringing forward half a billion euros from the nitrogen fund to implement plans by the provinces. These include plans to ‘facilitate’ farmers who want to voluntarily…
‘Provincial councilors who work in agriculture voted on nitrogen’
At least eighteen provincial councilors with a professional background in agriculture may have engaged in a conflict of interest by voting on nitrogen motions. In most cases, they thereby violated…
Putin guarantees Bolsonaro supply fertilizer for Brazilian agriculture | Abroad
Bolsonaro said they had discussed “food security” and “energy insecurity”, without giving further details. The Kremlin said in a statement that during the phone call, Putin had “emphasized Russia’s determination…
Marijke Dirkson and her three thousand sheep are fighting for more circular agriculture
Marijke (44) from Burgerbrug started as a shepherd when she was twenty. Back then as a hobby with a modest number of seven sheep. The herd has now grown to…
Nitrogen plans cabinet: Drenthe agriculture gets a hard blow
Making it more sustainable means, for example, fewer animals per hectare, switching to organic farming and producing new products such as protein-rich crops. Further sustainability can also be achieved through…
Agriculture and built-up valleys: why mudslides are not an exceptional phenomenon
Mudflows are not an exceptional phenomenon, especially in villages in the south of Flanders with its fertile loam soil. “But due to global warming, the intensity of the storms will…
Discussion about scrapping guaranteed seats in water boards ends in the polder. Only ‘own’ seats for agriculture and nature
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted in favor of the proposal of members Laura Bromet (GroenLinks) and Tjeerd de Groot (D66) from Woudsend to democratize the water boards. The…
LLTB is considering steps against De Peel irrigation rules | 1Limburg
The Limburg agricultural lobby is looking at whether the new irrigation policy around the Peel can be tackled legally. That says board member Peter van Dijk of the Limburg agricultural…
Hilde Crevits exchanges Work, Economy and Agriculture for Well-being
Hilde Crevits exchanges Work, Economy and Agriculture for Well-being A musical musical chairs at CD&V had become inevitable. After Wouter Beke’s departure, there were two major slopes on the table.…