'Farmers are not convinced it's going to help nature.' Erik Luiten, Dutch Farmers Union spokesman, speaks to Nigel Farage about the ongoing protests in The Netherlands over plans to cut emissions. | GB News

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The government will meet farmers' representatives today in the second round of talks as protests against the contentious new farm laws are intensifying by the day. Agitating farmers on Wednesday said today's talks will be the "last chance" to call an emergency session of parliament and recall the controversial legislations. | NDTV

Farmers in their tractors & heavy machinery in the Netherlands have taken to the streets, blocked distribution centres, sea ports, airports and border crossing in a protest aimed at the Dutch Government's push to force the industry to cut nitrogen emissions by 40% to fight climate change. The policy means that farms would either have to scale down operations or shutdown completely to meet targets in the short term. The policy also aims to reduce livestock in farms by 30%, as well as impose restr

This week I spoke to activist Vandana Shiva about the Dutch farmers and how the mainstream media have framed their protests over new ecological regulations. Get Watching: https://youtu.be/JMo6bdiv1Gg | Russell Brand