Farmers take stock: protests bring hardly any changes!

A year after the nationwide peasant protests, farmers in the region draw a sobering balance. Despite the mobilization and political attention that caused the protests, many of the central demands of farmers have not been fulfilled. In particular, the aim of reducing the bureaucracy in the implementation remained behind the expectations, as swr . Some reduction plans, including the agrardiesel refund, were partially withdrawn, but the end of the traffic light government hindered the implementation of many political projects.

Nevertheless, farmers are relieved that their concerns have been heard nationwide. Marc Berger, a farmer from Bad Liebenzell, criticizes the still high bureaucratic hurdles that prevent him from enlarging his dairy farm and realizing an open running yard for more animal welfare. However, his project encounters difficulties due to tighter emission guidelines. Alexander Kern, deputy chairman of the Rhein-Neckar district farmers' association, describes the mood among the farmers as "mixed". There have been some successes, such as the maintenance of tax-free green car license plates for agricultural vehicles, but also many inexperienced tasks. Kern emphasizes that the same requirements for agricultural imports should apply as for German products, and dairy farmers require binding contracts for price fixing before production.

continued challenges

The political plans for the reorganization of §148 of the joint market regulations have not yet been implemented. This means that farmers must continue to maintain their demands. According to Lukas Schaudel from the Baden main association, the goals of the peasant protests have only been partially achieved. The protagonists of the protests and their concerns remain of central importance for farmers, since they show high dissatisfaction and far -reaching demands.

In parallel to the protests of farmers, the Federal Government presented plans to abolish the agricultural reimbursement, which has led to further protests. This reimbursement is to be completely abolished by 2026, while a car tax exemption for agricultural vehicles has been withdrawn, as br>. The farmers are concerned about the austerity measures and the agricultural policy of the traffic light coalition. Winter time offers farmers more opportunities to express their concerns, while they are particularly busy harvesting in the spring. In addition, some concessions were made, including the maintained discounted agrardiesel breathing and the simplification of documentation obligations for farmers. Nevertheless, the demand for subsidies for agrardiesel remains a central concern of farmers in view of the lack of alternatives.