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The Dutch cabinet’s new nitrogen plans caused concern among farmers, with 87 percent saying the plans had reduced their confidence in the future of their farms. Agriculture Minister Van Essen said he understood those concerns but stressed that the plans remained in place.
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The Agriculture Alliance, comprising Agritie and representatives of dairy and poultry farmers, presented alternative nitrogen proposals in The Hague and sought talks with Minister Van Essen. It called for the withdrawal of the minister's June nitrogen plan and proposed changing permit rules so that only businesses close to overloaded nature areas, or only very large emitters, would require a nitrogen permit. The alliance also called for a reassessment of nature reserves and new management plans rather than direct involvement by farmers in nature restoration.
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Minister Jaimi van Essen made a reportedly secret visit to Denekamp and discussed the possible consequences of nitrogen measures for the municipalities of Losser, Tubbergen and Dinkelland. Those involved said they felt the minister wanted to listen.
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Rimmer Mulder called on what he described as “thinking farmers” to speak out against people he characterized as alarmists. He said that farmers who acted wisely opposed the plans of Minister Van Essen, which were described as disastrous.
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An analysis by audit firm Flynth of 1,300 medium-sized and large dairy farms found that hardly any currently meet all the nitrogen standards imposed by Agriculture Minister Van Essen (D66).