Whilst not at all well covered in the UK media there are a number of farmer protests ongoing in Holland, Italy, Poland, Spain and even Germany. They are protesting against the latest EU directives to reduce Nitrogen and Ammonia levels in soil resultant from fertilisers and cattle urine. The plan is to reduce the farming output of these nations by around 50% to meet EU environmental targets. The consequences of this policy are not hard to figure out, mass redundancy of farmers and associated transport and food processing industries and food shortages not just for the countries concerned but also for us in the UK and elsewhere as these farming activities contribute significantly to the food store of Europe.
I found this well informed news piece from Sky News Australia who are not afraid to report this. I know there has been some coverage on the BBC but they are talking about the mis-behaviour of the farmers rather than why.
I think this is very concerning because there is no published plan for what will be done to maintain food supplies should these plans actually be implemented as the EU intends.