29 Jul 2022 --- Protests over government plans to cut agricultural emissions by reducing livestock numbers, and fertilizer usage in the Netherlands are turning increasingly violent. This week, farmers dumped manure and set fire to major highways throughout the country after police shot live ammunition at a protester earlier this month. The Netherlands is the largest exporter of agricultural produce in the world after the US and by far the largest in proportion to population, equating to €65 billion (US$66.5 billion) annually – around 17.5% of total Dutch exports and 10% of the country’s entire economy.