Ministry of Agriculture Nature and Food Quality

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Privately kept pigeons
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Newcastle disease found in privately kept pigeons in Oldenzaal; Infected birds culled
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Livestock farming: A close up of eating cows
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Controversial educational materials tied to Dutch livestock industry
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Meat aisle in a supermarket
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Report against meat tax was one-sided, biased
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A wolf gave birth to a litter of at least seven cubs in the Veluwe, and several have been seen on different trail cameras in the area.
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Nine wolf packs currently living in Netherlands; Could increase up to six-fold in future
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A KLM aircraft in front of an Air France airplane at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. July 11, 2017
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Dutch gov't relaxed nitrogen rules for Schiphol so it could get a nature permit: report
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Sheep in a meadow
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Q-fever found at Gelderland dairy sheep farm; First time since 2016
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Chickens and a pig on a free range farm
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Current bird flu variant could spread to people via pigs, Ministers warn
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Livestock farming: A close up of eating cows
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Netherlands will miss important nitrogen target next year
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Crop dusting - Tractor spraying weed killer on a field in summer
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European Commission allows use of controversial pesticide glyphosate for 10 more years
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Sheep in a meadow
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Farmers urged to keep cattle indoors as bluetongue disease affects up to 1,100 farms
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A sign on a Zuid-Holland farm under an upside-down Dutch flag says, "Nitrogen is for letting crops grow, not for punishing the farmers!!!" 21 October 2022
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Netherlands promises stricter nitrogen rules as nature continues to deteriorate
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Pug in a bow tie
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Netherlands puts further limits on breeding flat-faced dogs: report
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Livestock farming: A close up of eating cows
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Intensive Dutch livestock farming causes €9 billion in health, climate damage per year
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A sign on a Zuid-Holland farm under an upside-down Dutch flag says, "Nitrogen is for letting crops grow, not for punishing the farmers!!!" 21 October 2022
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Landmark agriculture deal collapses; Cabinet to take measures itself
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Piet Adema
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Landmark agriculture deal at risk of collapse after LTO leaves talks
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Slaughterhouse
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Agriculture Minister wants stricter rules for slaughterhouses
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Piet Adema
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No breakthrough in sight for Agriculture Agreement after 24 hour-long talks
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Farmer and cows in the Netherlands
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Agriculture Agreement to cost €6.7 billion, limit number of cows per farm: report
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Livestock farming: A close up of eating cows
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Agriculture Agreement: Farmers to be sustainable, responsible for nature management
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French fries
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Dutch nitrogen rules endangering french fry production
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Chickens at a poultry farm
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Two bird flu vaccines to be tested at Dutch poultry farms this summer
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Irrigation
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Agriculture lobby convinced gov't to scrap measures from new water policy
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Firefighter spraying water onto a wildfire
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Netherlands to face more uncontrollable wildfires as drought, heat gets worse: experts
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Pug in a bow tie
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Netherlands working to ban flat-nosed dogs, folded-ear cats to prevent animal suffering