Armed with colourful tractors and trucks, Dutch farmers on Monday continued their battle against the government’s proposal to slash emissions of pollutants such as nitrogen oxide and ammonia by 50 percent.
Farmers across the Netherlands argue that the move targets them unfairly and shows little regard for their future and the future of the country’s lucrative agricultural sector. The plan, they say, will result in the reduction of livestock and the buying up of some farms whose livestock produce large amounts of ammonia.
