Dying farms, bureaucracy and guidelines: The Schleswig-Holstein Greens addressed agricultural policy on Sunday and had to accept criticism from prominent guests.

Farmers' president Klaus-Peter Lucht stated that farmers are very dissatisfied with Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke and Federal Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir, both members of the Greens.

Peasant president: the Greens' program “has nothing to do with practical agriculture”

“Any program we see there has nothing to do with practical agriculture,” Lucht said. He does not like the animal protection law in some aspects. The federal government often implements EU legislation one by one into German law.

The Greens want to systematically link payments to farmers to criteria of the common good. Instead of area bonuses, there should be money if farms give up yields and therefore income, in favor of biodiversity, nature conservation, organic and pesticide-free farming, as well as greater well-being animal and climate neutrality. Aid should also increasingly benefit small and medium-sized businesses to at least stop the death of farms.

State president of the Green Party: “Hofemortality has no party color”

“The death of farms has no partisan color,” said the state president of the Green Party, Anke Erdmann. “Grow up or soften” was not a green battle cry, but a social development. “I'm also worried and irritated.”

Environment Minister Tobias Goldschmidt defended the black-green agricultural policy. It is by no means true that funds are not allocated to this area. “In the end we will see that we really want the same thing.”

Wosnitza: “The Greens have bowed down!”

Kirsten Wosnitza of the rural agriculture working group spoke of deep frustration. Efficiency has increased continuously for decades, and often does not cover costs. “This especially affects livestock.” Politics and society have not yet found a real solution to this dilemma.

“This creates frustration and drives farmers to the streets.” “The Greens have pulled away, at the state and federal level.” What is needed is a restructuring of livestock farming. “But this requires safety planning.” He advised the Greens: “Don't be intimidated into doing the right thing and letting go of the useless things.”

Lang warns of a turn to the right

Federal Green Party leader Ricarda Lang and MEP Rasmus Andresen warned of a shift to the right. “I hope that all democratic forces will commit to not cooperating with national right-wing and far-right forces, neither in Germany nor in the European Parliament,” Lang said.

Schleswig-Holstein and its black-green government are a model to follow; Politics doesn't always have to be all punches and stabs.

The Greens are satisfied with what they have achieved

In Saturday's general debate on government involvement at the state and federal levels, most speakers were largely satisfied with what was achieved.

“It is not easy to do politics at the moment, especially as a Green,” said Social Affairs Minister Aminata Touré. For Erdmann, faced with difficult times, these are not “make a wish” coalitions. Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU) has already understood this. Commitments don't always sound sexy, sometimes they sound more like cream of asparagus out of a bag.

The young greens criticize the “unfair tightening of asylum laws”

Katharina Krewitz of the Green Youth criticized the traffic light policy. She spoke of an unfair tightening of asylum laws, such as the payment card. “Being able to govern does not mean joining the uniformity of the SPD and the CDU.” The motivation to participate in government should not be the fear that others will do worse.

Environment Minister Goldschmidt spoke of tough negotiations with good compromises by the black-green coalition in the country and tried to compare football. The CDU sometimes has eleven men on the goal line. “The alliance works. It was the right decision,” said Finance Minister Monika Heinold.

In terms of content, the party also addressed the controversial CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) technology for underground CO2 storage. In a resolution, it defined exclusion areas: it clearly rejects the storage of CO2 in nature conservation areas, Natura 2000 and FFH (Fauna-Flora-Habitat), biosphere reserves and national parks, as well as landfills within the National Park of the Wadden Sea.