Netherlands: Extra 4 weeks for harvesting maize and sowing catch crops

She writes this in a letter to the House of Representatives. Schouten notes that the four-week postponement, which she has granted at the request of the House of Representatives, goes against what is necessary for soil and water quality and that she is certainly not always prepared to grant a postponement. For this reason, she also advises farmers to harvest as quickly as possible and not only to pay attention to the optimal ripening moment. Farmers' organizations such as LTO Nederland, the NMV and contractors' organization Cumela are happy with the postponement. "Nature does not allow itself to be guided by the calendar. It is good news that farmers now have more space to harvest at the right time," says Tineke de Vries, portfolio holder Soil and Water at LTO Nederland. "Rigid sticking to calendar farming doesn't work." Despite the postponement, contractors continue to work hard. There is a fairly heavy crop in maize in particular. In addition, a catch crop must also be sown ...