Let's not quite overlook the fact that the farmer's actively lobbied to be ignored for years. They knew these rules were coming, and worked to shield their bus

Let's not quite overlook the fact that the farmer's actively lobbied to be ignored for years. They knew these rules were coming, and worked to shield their business from environmental rules. This isn't some sudden surprise; that's just PR to extract even more concessions. And when considering that, consider also that farmers are already particularly wealthy in the Netherlands, and that there are already compensation funds. That's not to say there won't be individuals that will be financially worse off due to their particular circumstances; nor that it's not a downside that they'll need to live with some uncertainty about their future, but I'm not buying that there exists even a single business surprised by this. Not one.