http://www.fwi.co.uk/business/dutch-dairy-cull-plan-agreed-eu.htm
Dutch dairy cull plan agreed by EU
The European Commission has accepted a plan put forward by the Netherlands government to save the Dutch dairy sector.
Europe’s third largest dairy producer has committed to reducing the size of its dairy herd from 1 March by culling animals and incentivising farmers to leave the industry.
Since spring 2015, the Dutch dairy herd has grown by 5% to four million cows and heifers, bringing with it the spiralling production of phosphates.
This has led to the Netherlands exceeding its EU nitrates derogation for the past two years, with the result being the proposed cull of about 160,000 animals – 4% of the national herd.
see also
https://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publications/New%20Phosphate%20Reduction%20Plan%20Sets%20Limits%20to%20Dutch%20Dairy%20Production_The%20Hague_Netherlands_2-9-2017.pdf 
