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Dutch farmers angry at EU over growing manure crisis / 36KH7RH
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"We are literally in the shit," the 59-year-old dairy farmer Jos Verstraten says with customary Dutch directness. He is one of many Dutch farmers who benefitted from a special European Union dispensation, which allowed them to spread more manure on their fields than any other country in the 27-nation bloc.
But the natural fertiliser's nitrogen levels have hit unacceptable levels, and the Netherlands has seen a deterioration in water quality linked to manure output, prompting Brussels to clamp down. By 2026, Dutch farmers will have to comply with the European standard. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES