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A tractor protest by farmers in Maastricht in the Netherlands

A tractor protest by farmers in Maastricht in the Netherlands Source: AAP / ANP/Sipa USA

Tractors have rolled up outside parliament, blocked supermarket distribution centres and turned up at politicians' homes - all because of the Dutch government's plans to cut harmful nitrogen emissions to meet climate targets.\

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Tractors have rolled up outside parliament, blocked supermarket distribution centres and turned up at politicians' homes - all because of the Dutch government's plans to cut harmful nitrogen emissions to meet climate targets.\

Dutch farmers furious at Government plans to cull their industry

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