How tough can environmental crackdowns get? Check the Netherlands
Dutch farmers at De Bilt, central Netherlands, listening to speakers at a mid-July national day of protest against government plans to limit protein in cattle feed.
Dutch farmers were back on the streets in July, protesting this time because agriculture minister Carola Schouten made official the restriction of how much protein can be used in cattle feed, from September 1.
For a look at how tough environmental crackdowns could get, Irish farmers need only look at the Netherlands.
