Dutch citizens show support for farmer protests

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Farmers have taken to the streets in the thousands to protest new government policy set to force farmers to cut emissions of nitrogen, as well as cut their livestock herds dramatically.  The Dutch citizens are showing their support by wearing red farmer handkerchiefs.

The Dutch government acknowledged that many farms will simply not make it through this transition and have offered to buy out the farmers. Farmers who do not comply with the new government regulations can see their properties seized by the Dutch government. These protests initially began in 2019 but were stunted by the onset of COVID. Read MORE