State Martijn van Dam (Economic Affairs) indicates the farmers until the beginning of 2018, the time to be reduced through natural wastage. That are hereby spared as much as possible the outcome of consultations Thursday between the dairy industry and Van Dam.
Farmers with lots of land in proportion to the number of cows. According to calculations, the phosphate production needs of Dutch dairy farmers with at least 4 percent down. At worst, a farm will have to make do with 8 percent fewer cows, Van Dam notify parliament.
cow dung is a lot of phosphate. Farmers thereof may produce a certain maximum. Which is governed by the so-called phosphate legal system commencing on 1 January. However, the Netherlands does not have sufficient privileges for the current herd.
Sustainable
In the House run the reactions differ. The VVD is satisfied that the industry now knows where it stands. The Labour Party is satisfied. “We see the future in sustainable dairy sector where the animals pasture in may, the manure can be spread across the country and the animal feed have produced close.”
According to Green, Van Dam unique are likely to address intensive animal husbandry and enact legislation grazing. CDA recognizes that it is good that there is now something on the table of the Cabinet, but feels long overdue measures. The party stressed that the introduction of phosphate duties will fall heavily on the farmers.
Necessary
This is reflected in the response from the industry. “Necessary but very drastic,” said LTO Netherlands, the Dutch Dairy Association (NZO) and Dutch Agricultural Youth (NAJK) in a joint statement.
The organizations regret that companies that recently restricted grown not be spared. However, they hope that the plans receive broad support in both the House and the Senate to quickly clarify
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