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Mona Keijzer called it unprecedented that, according to her, a flawed calculation model and stalled legislation threatened to cripple an economic sector that provides essential nutrients. She wrote that this was happening in a world that was becoming increasingly unsafe. #reddeboer #redhetplatteland https://t.co/4h4RGa9NyD #boeren #landbouw #voedselvoorziening (translated)

Recently, there has been some movement in the case: State Secretary Silvio Erkens (Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature, VVD) is investing 1.3 million in research in which he aims to allow two Dutch boats to test pulse fishing in the North Sea and Wadden Sea, he announced in De Telegraaf. #pulsvisserij #EU #vissers (translated)

Marianne Zwagerman reported that a symposium on nitrogen policy was canceled. According to her, Sjoukje Heimovaara, director of Wageningen University and previously suggested by Zwagerman as a candidate for the position of Minister of Agriculture on behalf of D66, personally intervened. Heimovaara allegedly called the engineering association that organized the congress and said that she did not want it to take place. Zwagerman said that several people who were scheduled to speak confirmed this to her. https://t.co/NvlT061OiY #stikstofbeleid #WageningenUniversiteit #congres (translated)

Beach Roy wrote that the British population was pleading for a return to the EU at that time, while #Nexit was trending. He argued that a Nexit for the Netherlands as a trading nation would be even more disastrous than for the United Kingdom. According to Roy, one third of the national income comes from exports. He referred to economists from the University of Groningen, who, according to him, expected a total export decrease of approximately 45%, a 43.5% decrease in industrial exports, an 18% decrease in agricultural exports, and about a 2.4% lower national income in the event of a Nexit. He also predicted severe damage for Rotterdam and Schiphol. Furthermore, Roy wrote that converting euros to guilders would make everything more expensive. Banks and asset managers would lose the EU passport that allowed them to operate in the internal market from Amsterdam. According to him, part of those activities had already shifted to the continent after Brexit; a Nexit would reverse that trend. Roy also stated that working, studying, and living in other EU countries would become subject to permits and that the recognition of diplomas and professional qualifications would need to be re-established. He described this as only a part of the consequences and used derogatory terms for advocates of a Nexit. #Nexit #EU #Nederland (translated)

The House of Representatives has voted in favor of a blending obligation for green gas, which will require energy suppliers to add biogas to natural gas for Dutch customers starting next year, despite opposition from some parties due to higher costs and potential effects on the agricultural transition. #groengas #bijmengverplichting #klimaatdoelen (translated)

Jannemarie de Jonge advocates for a revision of food production in the Netherlands, focusing on location-dependent agriculture and a reduction of intensive livestock farming, in order to ensure food security and the environment. #Voedselzekerheid #DuurzameLandbouw #RuimtelijkeOrdening (translated)

"There is a fundamental difference for us between a transition period and a permanent restriction. Ukraine is prepared for the former. The latter would go against the whole logic of full membership in the European Union." Ukraine "cannot agree" to an EU membership that permanently restricts the sale of certain food products, said Ukrainian Minister of Agriculture Taras Vysotskyi on Tuesday to Politico. #EUuitbreiding #Oekraïne #EuropeseWaarden (translated)

Jolande directed her message to D66, CDA, VVD, and PRO, sharing the story of Hans, a retired firefighter from Westland. He wrote that during a cycling trip through Overijssel and Gelderland, he visited farms to see for himself how farmers worked. Hans said that he did not see overcrowded pastures, mega-farms, or smoking farms, but rather well-maintained fields and meadows. According to him, a farmer and his wife welcomed him kindly and explained that they had been making adjustments in response to government measures for years. He described the farm as a place where attention was given to animals and land. The farmer showed him, among other things, a biogas installation and milking installations, and explained what investments the measures had required. Hans wrote that his visit had increased his appreciation for farmers. He felt that the Netherlands should cherish its farmers and feared that otherwise food would be imported that had been sprayed with agricultural chemicals or genetically modified. He also mentioned seeing new houses, which he considered expensive, bungalows, and large residences along the road. He wondered whether farmland intended for housing or nature areas was being sold at a profit to wealthy buyers. Hans wrote that he had little confidence in leaders who, in his opinion, lacked sufficient practical experience with farms. He emphasized that he had no knowledge of agriculture himself, but that his visit had given him a positive life lesson. #Boeren #Platteland #Duurzaamheid (translated)

State Secretary Erkens of Agriculture advocates for a ban on unanaesthetized slaughter in the Netherlands, emphasizing that this is unacceptable for animal welfare reasons and that the taboo surrounding the subject must be broken. #onverdoofdslachten #dierenwelzijn #ritueelslachten (translated)

Jitse Groen wrote that the Netherlands, according to him, pursued economic growth, more housing, a leading position in AI, food security, fewer regulations, better mobility, and energy independence, but simultaneously enacted policies that countered these goals. He mentioned, among other things, taxes on the economy and rental housing, opposition to data centers and farmers, the growth of government, deteriorating infrastructure, and the lack of domestic gas production. Groen warned that box 3, on top of what he described as overreaching legislation, could also drive away entrepreneurs, investors, and crypto companies. The lack of vision, according to him, would be held against the current generation of politicians for a long time. #Economie #Politiek #Toekomst (translated)

The article argues that farm education in schools presents a distorted and overly positive image of livestock farming, financed by agricultural interests, and advocates for an independent assessment of teaching materials to provide students with a fair and complete picture of the sector. #BoerderijEducatie #Veehouderij #OnafhankelijkeOnderwijs (translated)

The article advocates for prioritizing food security in Africa as an essential step for the stability of Europe, emphasizing the need for smart financing and collaboration to enhance agricultural productivity and societal stability. #Voedselzekerheid #Afrika #DuurzameOntwikkeling (translated)