Thu Dec 8, 2022 – 2:57 pm EST
ANALYSIS
(LifeSiteNews) —In the ongoing Dutch so-called “nitrogen” crisis being used by the government to reduce the number of farmers and especially livestock farms in the Netherlands, added pressure has been put on those who not only live off the land, but who also help to feed the country’s millions and the world’s billions. At the end of last month, the government made clear that those who are unwilling to comply with increasingly stringent environmental standards will be allowed to sell their farms and farmland to the administration at 120 percent of their value, on a voluntary basis.
Thousands of farmers are under threat since a court ruling elicited by environmentalist groups led the government to impose harsh measures not only on the agricultural sector but on construction and large industries.
The court ruling in 2019 knocked down a 2015 scheme by which farmers were allowed to emit a declared amount of nitrogen and continue their activity in view of programmed actions to protect and restore nature. The so-called “PAS” was cancelled by the Council of State, leaving both farmers and builders in the lurch while simultaneously, planned
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