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"Our biggest growth is in organic sweet potato farming"

Sarah Maslin Nir is an investigative metro reporter for The New York Times. But she’s also on her way to becoming something of a “horse media mogul,” and small wonder.  An equestrian and author of the well-received memoir “Horse Crazy: The Story of a Woman and a World in Love With an Animal” – about […]

A herd of deer disrupted train traffic between the Almere Oostvaarders station and Lelystad Centrum for several hours on Saturday afternoon. The group of fifteen animals from the Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve broke through a fence and roamed onto the railroad track. Because it involved such a large group, Dutch national railway NS halted train traffic there. In a separate incident, two Arriva passenger trains nearly collided at the Heerlen train station in Limburg, coming to a halt just 20 ...

"Our biggest growth is in organic sweet potato farming"

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is proposing a ban on business aircraft starting in 2025 as part of a wider strategy to reduce noise and CO2 emissions.

The Netherlands strives for sustainable and highly productive food production. In other words: achieving good production with less fertilizers, water...

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is proposing a ban on business aircraft starting in 2025 as part of a wider strategy to reduce noise and CO2 emissions.

Cat killer on the loose in Lelystad, locals fear

The police are investigating a possible cat killer in Lelystad after finding over 20 cats dead in the Gelders Diep in the past year. The latest cat was pulled out of the water on Saturday. Twenty dead cats found in the same place in a year is a remarkably high number. The police, therefore, did a forensic investigation on the last cat found. “The community police officer and animal police are also closely involved,” the police said

The Netherlands is committed to developing a sustainable and highly productive food system, with less use of fertilisers, water and pesticides, and more biodiversity and crop diversity.