Dutch Farmer Protests:
Dutch farmers angry at government plans to slash emissions have blocked roads and supermarket distribution centers for several days, sparking fears of food shortages.
The unrest among Dutch farmers was triggered by a government proposal to slash emissions of pollutants like nitrogen oxide and ammonia by 50 per cent by 2030. Provincial governments have been given a year to formulate plans to achieve the goal.
The reforms are expected to include reducing livestock and buying up some farms whose animals produce large amounts of ammonia. Farmers argue they are being unfairly targeted and are being given no perspective for their future.
Scenes from the Farmers Protests pic.twitter.com/r6KdWlRVx4
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Thousands of farmers have gathered in the central Netherlands to protest against the Dutch government’s plans to rein in emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia, driving their tractors across the Netherlands and snarling traffic on major highways.
Farmers hooted their tractors’ horns as they drove onto the field, where a banner on a truck read, in Dutch: “What The Hague chooses is deeply sad for the farmer”, a reference to lawmakers in the city that houses the Netherlands’ parliament.
Dutch Farmer Protests: 16 years old boy driving away from the police when they shot at him. pic.twitter.com/8BVyuepfZV
— Canadian Riley (@TiaRileyCanada) July 10, 2022
Dutch police shot at a tractor during a heated night of farm protests and detained three demonstrators, the latest incident in a string of protests against government plans to cut pollutant emissions that many farmers fear would hurt their livelihoods. One of the tractor drivers is reported to be a 16 years old.
Police in northern Friesland said Wednesday that no one was hurt in the incident that involved warning shots and direct targeting of a tractor that broke free from a line. Police said there was an attempt to drive into their vehicles and officers; however videos captured shows that the tractor was driving away from the police. Because shots were fired, an official investigation into the incident was started.
16 years old Dutch Farmer Joukes who the Dutch police shot at speaks to reporter about the incident. pic.twitter.com/fjTYPlvBCu
— Canadian Riley (@TiaRileyCanada) July 10, 2022
Holland Farmer Protests:
In Holland – Farmers Protests pic.twitter.com/Gi92VQByNm
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We are now also covering the International farmers protests and other protests. These are developing stories and will be updated accordingly. Whenever possible we will include video coverage.