“Many of you were planning to travel to The Netherlands to see the flower fields in bloom. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Thousands of farmers in the Netherlands staged a national protest on Tuesday, in support of their industry.

Tulip farmers in the Netherlands are using their famous flower beds to share supportive messages as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Farm Show 2020. In 2019, more than 1.5m people visited the Keukenhof garden, the largest flower park in the Netherlands, during its eight-week opening, The New York Times reports. They (FDF) promised not to protest for one week if there would be a dialogue.

After the allowance from the Dutch government and mayors to allow demonstrations from Black Lives Matter and the Extinction Rebellion during the COVID-19 lockdown but the prohibition of the farmers’ protests, they got really angry as they are the backbone of Dutch society. Outdoor Weekly, Farms We can call it the “political“ result from the COVID-19 world order, where the pandemic is used for political purposes! Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later?
Last week, a group called Farmers Defence Force Netherlands (FDF) gave the Minister of Agriculture an ultimatum, if you would like to call it that. AGDAILYTV LTO – Netherlands, a union for livestock and agricultural farmers, has indicated that with the occupation of a pig farm in Boxtel, a city in a southern province of the Netherlands, “was the fuse of the great resistance“. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. We hope that this brightens your day a bit and we hope to see you next year!”. You may miss The Netherlands, but we miss you too!”.

At the very least, it’s demoralizing the farmers who invested a huge amount of money and received lots of loans from banks to make their farms “animal-friendly“ and invested in the necessary IT for their milking equipment. In 1999 this large, multinational company did only 36 percent of its US$5 billion business in the Netherlands, with the rest centered in various EU nations. According to government sources, in 2017 the Netherlands exported almost $92 billion worth of agricultural produce, second only to the USA. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. According to the blog, which describes itself as a national guide to the tulips of the Netherlands, the farmers decided to use the flower beds to spread some cheer. Their aim is to cut the livestock of farmers in half. The province of Friesland, the most northern province of the Netherlands, is in an uproar and so is Groningen, another province up north. This is in contradiction with her post as Minister of Agriculture and claiming to care about the livestock farmers.

We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. Born as a farmer’s daughter, she claims to have a “big heart“ for farmers, especially for farmers with livestock. One of the largest dairy corporations in the Netherlands is Campina Melkunie.

As of 30 April, there have been more than 39,000 cases and 4,795 deaths from coronavirus in the Netherlands. When hovering over the display with a drone, it made it possible to read the words “75 JAAR VRIJHEID,” which would translate to “75 YEARS OF FREEDOM.” Underneath it was a symbol of freedom: the Torch of Liberty.

After a thorough investigation, it turns out that her family owns a vegetarian meat company called Schouten Food B.V., already established in 1990 and owned by some of her family members. The immediate cause of the protest for many farmers was the proposal by the Dutch ruling political party called D (Democrats) 66. The Farmers Defense Force calls on the rest of the Netherlands to work from home that day. © 2020 Insider Paper Inc. All rights reserved. FDF says: “Go to work from home for a day, or just stay at home for a day if you already have a holiday“.

The Netherlands has a strong agrarian and livestock sector, which produces significant agricultural exports. Until now, the compensation paid by the government and NAM is not worth mentioning. */. D-Day began June 6, 1944, and just under a year later, on May 5, 1945, the war came to an end in the Netherlands. Another part of discontent is the newly built Vegetarian meat factory sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation called Beyond Meat, situated in Zoeterwoude, the Netherlands. After the lifting of the lockdown in May, the protests started again, but this time they intensified. But if we look at the recent farmers’ protests, which have been quite intense at times (they forced open the door of the provincial house in Groningen, for example), it has become one.

Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. She was a former International Secretary at International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). the door of the provincial house in Groningen. The Netherlands is not really a protest country, at least compared to other European countries. They provide their food, not only meat, but milk, butter, and bread. In addition to the tribute, sales of the flowers, created by farmers Joris Schouten and Frank Timmerman, will benefit Doctors Without Borders, according to MSN. Suddenly, all the Dutch are racists, and “talk shows” have become “shouting” programs. Check out the video above to see just how successful they have been. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. Sales of the new tulip 'Stay Strong' will benefit Doctors Without Borders. In the photo, the flowers can be seen spelling out “see you next year” above a red heart shaped from tulips. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Another said: “What a beautiful message. “From our families to yours! Thousands of Dutch farmers are heading en masse to the Netherlands capital, the Hague, to protest against environmental policies being inflicted on them by their coalition government. Thank you.”. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Sonja van den Ende is a freelance independent Journalist from the Netherlands. The uplifting gesture prompted an outpouring of support on social media, where people praised the farmers for the comforting reminder. Also, the Dutch government prefers large “Monsanto” farms who use the weed killer Glyphosate. In Groningen, a lot of small earthquakes have been taking place over the last 10 years due to gas extraction by the Dutch company NAM which destroyed a lot of houses. Since the mid-2000s, climate activism and animal rights activism have become more commonplace in the Dutch House of Representatives and general political discourse of The Netherlands, especially with the emergence of the Party for the Animals as a political force. The Dutch Minister for Agriculture Carola Schouten has been the subject of controversy recently. “This is so awesome! The farmers have been in revolt against the Dutch … #mc-embedded-subscribe { background-color: #419a1c !important; } You can compare them with the expensive and famous Arabian horses. Well, after the rejection, they will protest again but in a more severe way. /* Add your own Mailchimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. Hundreds have converged on the capital by tractor, causing total tailbacks in excess of 1,000 km (620 miles) and bringing the city to a standstill. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; width:100%;} They created a tractor-display with around 240 tractors and measuring 650 feet tall and 620 feet wide — a display of significant proportions. This is unprecedented in the Netherlands, a country where demonstrating is not high on the agenda. Farmers fear for their existence because of a new nitrogen law imposed upon them by the Dutch government and the European Union (EU), which is why they’ve started protesting. I had the most amazing experience last year visiting; I love the spirit and pride of the tulip farmers in Holland,” one person wrote. And many of you won’t see the flower field in full bloom. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. #mc-embedded-subscribe:hover { background-color: #90EE90 !important; } June 8, 2020 To commemorate the 76th anniversary of the start of the D-Day invasion, which turned the tide of World War II in Europe, the Farmers Defence Force Netherlands released a special tribute video over the weekend. Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. To commemorate the 76th anniversary of the start of the D-Day invasion, which turned the tide of World War II in Europe, the Farmers Defence Force Netherlands released a special tribute video over the weekend. “Due to Covid-19 travel plans have changed,” flower blog Tulips in Holland captioned a photo of the blooms.