NOS NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 17:42 The nitrogen policy that governments have implemented since 2021 helps nature, but it hardly contributes to achieving the nitrogen targets. Significantly more will therefore have to be done to substantially reduce the nitrogen load in nature reserves. This is evident from an analysis by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Wageningen University … Read more
The Flemish government alone had to approve a nitrogen decree for Project One, the ethane cracker of the British chemical company Ineos. That decree was supposed to provide legal certainty, avoid a permit freeze and therefore save an investment of 4 billion euros. But the Flemish nitrogen rules do not apply in the Netherlands. The … Read more
Anyone who takes the highway in the Netherlands knows by now: the maximum speed there during the day is 100 km per hour. This has been the case since March 2020. The scheme is intended to reduce nitrogen emissions from road traffic. If the Dutch government had not intervened, there would have been a national … Read more
Jan 30, 2024 at 00:11 The nitrogen surplus in agriculture will have risen to 312 million kilos in 2022, which is 6.5 percent more than the previous year. The surplus causes acidification of the soil and is harmful to surface water. The main cause of the increase is that the summer of 2022 was very … Read more
Ultimately, this time 340 applications were received to stop the stables. The lion’s share – 209 pig farmers – comes from West Flanders. In Antwerp, 47 farmers put themselves forward, 28 in Limburg, 51 in East Flanders and 5 in Flemish Brabant. After eligible companies receive an offer from the Flemish Land Agency, they have … Read more
ANPPiet Adema, outgoing Minister of Agriculture, and Christianne van der Wal, outgoing Minister for Nature and Nitrogen NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 01:12 The provinces believe that the national government should do more to combat nitrogen emissions in nature reserves. They no longer want to bear responsibility for the lion’s share of the nitrogen challenge in the Netherlands, … Read more
ANPThe main entrance of Lelystad Airport In association with Broadcasting Flevoland NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 13:13 Although no additional plane has landed or taken off, the expansion of Lelystad Airport has cost an additional 43 million euros over the past three years, according to a new calculation by Broadcasting Flevoland. This amount is in addition to the … Read more
ANPPhoto for illustration In association with Broadcasting Brabant NOS Nieuws•gisteren, 21:06 A poultry farmer in Someren in Brabant has to shut down his business because it does not have a nature permit. The court decided this today. After twelve years, the company still does not have a nature permit. According to the province, the company … Read more
Christiaan Maljaar from Van Iperen follows customers’ green manures with interest. Image: Jorg Tönjes Field service employee Christiaan Maljaars draws up plans for arable crops and green manures together with Van Iperen customers. Mid-October is a great time to see how the green manures are performing. Legume green manures fix nitrogen in late summer and … Read more
NOS NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 16:59 Thomas Spekschoor news reporter Sarah Bürmann editor Domestic Thomas Spekschoor news reporter Sarah Bürmann editor Domestic Current plans to buy out so-called peak loaders will reduce nitrogen precipitation in Dutch nature reserves by no more than 2.5 percent. This is evident from calculations made by nitrogen scientists at the request of … Read more