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Storage capacity for animal manure substantially increased
In 2007, 95 percent of dairy and pig farms in the Netherlands had provisions to store semi-liquid manure for six months or longer.
Lower farm income due to less dairy cattle, dry summer
Agricultural income per annual work unit has declined in 2018; by nearly 11 percent relative to 2017.
Marginal reduction farms and horticultural enterprises
On 1 April 2010, there were 72 thousand farms and horticultural enterprises in the Netherlands, a reduction by more than 1 percent relative to the same month last year. This reduction is the smallest...
Livestock manure; production, transport and use; key figures, 1950-2013
Manure production, nitrogen and phosphate in manure, nitrogen losses, manure exports, manure processing, manure use
Ellen - Director of Demographic and Socioeconomic Statistics
Ellen - Director of Demographic and Socioeconomic Statistics
Agricultural census; types of holdings, regional division
Number of holdings, crops, cattle and workers by type of holding (dsus) and regions
Ammonia emissions from animal housing still too high
Two-thirds of laying hens in the Netherlands were housed in so-called low-emission sheds in 2008. Most meat chickens, porkers, and sows were still housed in facilities where too much ammonia is...
Agricultural production in the period 1950-2015
Over the period 1950-2015, the production value of Dutch agriculture increased more than tenfold.
Pork most popular meat
The average Dutchman ate around 85 kilos of meat and meat products in 2007. This is nearly 2 percent less than in 2000.
Organic farming grows in poultry and dairy sectors
Organic farming has grown in the past ten years.