Back during the summer, farmers in the Netherlands shut down the nation’s roadways for days with lines of tractors and other farm equipment. They were protesting the government’s plan to vastly reduce the amount of livestock and other farming activity in the country to reduce their overall nitrogen emissions by half. After that, the situation calmed down for a while, but apparently, the Dutch government didn’t get the message. They are now moving forward with the plan anyway. Up to 3,000 farmers have been notified that they will be subjected to a “compulsory purchase” of their land and the farms will be shut down. The government’s Nitrogen Minister (yes… they apparently have one of those) is assuring everyone that the price being offered is “well over” the value of each farm and this is a one-time offer. Those who fail to comply will simply have their land seized. (Daily Caller)Read More
Netherlands seizing, closing thousands of farms to fight climate change
