Agri-Business
The European Commission has approved a €700 million Dutch scheme to compensate farmers for voluntarily closing livestock farming sites
The EU Commission approved a €105 million scheme to pay Dutch livestock farmers to relocate from nature conservation areas in the Netherlands
The European Commission has approved a proposal to increase the funding for two exit schemes aimed at Dutch livestock farmers.
Machinery
The pressures on Dutch farming has claimed another victim in the form of a major Claas dealer which has decided to quit selling tractors.
The Dutch dairy equipment group, Lely, grew its turnover by 25% to €888 million last year according to its latest financial results.
Farmers in parts of the Netherlands have been restricted from using water to irrigate crops due to an ongoing drought.
Thousands of Dutch farmers have gathered in a village in the Netherlands today to take part in a protest against proposed nitrogen reductions
Dairy
A total of 32 cows have taken up residence in "the world’s first" floating farm in Rotterdam. The cows arrived in their new home yesterday.
The Dutch Department of Agriculture has restricted animal movements on 2,100 Dutch dairy farms for fraud following investigations.
Pig/Poultry
Two suspects have been arrested by Dutch police today, August 10, over the recent egg scandal, according to Reuters.
Consumers in the Netherlands have made it clear that they strongly prefer milk produced from cows that have extensive access to grazed grass.
