Farmer protests in Holland - What you dont see in the mainstream media

Close to 40,000 Dutch livestock farmers have launched protests in response to a new government climate proposal. The plans were announced by lawmakers in June, committing the country to cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of this decade. 

The proposal includes nitrogen emissions from animal farming, and officials have made clear that the Dutch animal farming industry will have to comply with new restrictions on fertilizer use beginning in 2023.  

The response was swift. Striking farmers blocked highways, airports and food distribution centers, with some threatening to slaughter cows in front of the Dutch parliament. 

Others emptied tanks of manure outside the home of the cabinet minister who is overseeing reforms. In the village of Moerdijk, striking farmers formed a constellation of 400 tractors to spell out the words “no farmers, no food.” Read MORE