More mega farms in the Netherlands, despite cabinet aims

The number of very large factory farms in the Netherlands has gone up sharply, despite government efforts to reduce the scale of the intensive farming sector, broadcaster NOS said on Sunday. Figures from national statistics agency CBS show the number of big farms, known as megastallen or mega farms in Dutch, rose 3.7% between 2021 and 2022 and their number now totals 1065. A mega farm has more than 7,500 pigs, 120,000 laying hens, 220,00 broiler chickens or 2,500 calves. The growth...