"Not acceptable", Prime Minister Rutte called the intimidation of farmers. Outside, a handful of protesters are stopped by the police in The Hague and farmers are barbecuing along the A16 at the Klaverpolder junction. The highway is closed at Apeldoorn due to burning hay bales. 

Another group of farmers was at the door of nitrogen minister Christianne van der Wal on Tuesday evening. It is clear to D66 party leader Jan Paternotte: “The government is failing in its core task: keeping the country safe.” Images made by a news agency in the Barneveld municipality show farmers hitting passing police vans with hammers and iron bars. 

limits have been crossed

You can tell your story, but what happened here is intimidating, says police chief Willem Woelders. It is clear that the farmers are up for grabs. Terror, threat, vandalism, knowingly creating life-threatening situations. Georgina Verbaan asks herself the question wany other move would get away with this? Blocking the highway is a disgraceful crime. People have to go to their chemo or their kidney dialysis. Schoolchildren must be taken away and not stand still for hours on the highway. Christianne van der Wal says on her own press conference that the nuance is lost in the peasant revolt.

Also take into account farmer actions on Wednesday and take enough water with you on the way. Because a warm day is forecast on Wednesday, Rijkswaterstaat advises to take enough cold water with you.