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Table 1

Farmers' and politicians' three main issues and the framing of these issues in the debates

Issues	Issue frames of farmers	Quotes of farmers	Issue frames of politicians	Quotes of politicians
Issue: Valuation of farmers	Farmers' expertise is ignored, no appreciation	“Talk with us instead of about us” “We get labeled as polluters” “Let's engage in a dialogue together” “We are unwanted” “We feed The Netherlands”	Not against farmers, but against this way of agriculture	“Farmers who do not want to change, do not help themselves.” Debate 1 “The farmers are experts in their field and right in their complaints, but we have to change the system.” Debate 2 “We need to change farming but in a social manner.” Debates 3 and 4 “They deserve a fair price for their products.” Debate 4

Issue: Reduce livestock population because of excess nitrogen emissions	Agricultural sector is over-burdened, halving is not an option	“It will be at our cost” “financially infeasible” “Accumulation of legislation” “We cannot give up the life's work of generations” “We have done enough, no other sector reduced 65% of emissions” “We need long-term political vision and economic provisions” “Start by selling Dutch meat in The Netherlands instead of South American meat.”	The intensive livestock production system is broken, all sectors will have to deliver reduction	“This problem has been neglected for too long.” Debate 1 “We are trapped in a system where unfair prices are paid.” Debate 2 “It's about road traffic: we'll have to drive more slowly. It's about air traffic: we'll have to fly less. But at the same time, agriculture has to contribute.” Debate 2 “75% of the meat goes abroad.” Debate 3 “We need to reduce, but farmers must be compensated.” Debate 4

Issue: The condition of nature	Nature is fine and we are the experts	“The causal link between nitrogen and the situation of nature is not clear” “Three years ago, we could expand 20% and now all of a sudden there's a nitrogen problem?” “We literally have both feet in nature, politicians should come and watch the fields” “In the city, people do not understand what nature is like.”	Nature is in bad condition, as the calculations show	“The situation of our Dutch nature is the worst in Europe.” Debate 1 “Livestock production is efficient but bad for the climate.” “It's about health, we need future prospect.” Debate 2 “We need to build houses for youngsters.” Debates 3 and 4 “It's the scientific institutions that know the situation of nature.” Debate 4 “We have 20,000 measurement points.” “we have adequate models and reliable scientists.” Debate 4

Issues	Issue frames of farmers	Quotes of farmers	Issue frames of politicians	Quotes of politicians
Issue: Valuation of farmers	Farmers' expertise is ignored, no appreciation	“Talk with us instead of about us”“We get labeled as polluters”“Let's engage in a dialogue together”“We are unwanted”“We feed The Netherlands”	Not against farmers, but against this way of agriculture	“Farmers who do not want to change, do not help themselves.” Debate 1“The farmers are experts in their field and right in their complaints, but we have to change the system.” Debate 2“We need to change farming but in a social manner.” Debates 3 and 4“They deserve a fair price for their products.” Debate 4

Issue: Reduce livestock population because of excess nitrogen emissions	Agricultural sector is over-burdened, halving is not an option	“It will be at our cost” “financially infeasible”“Accumulation of legislation”“We cannot give up the life's work of generations”“We have done enough, no other sector reduced 65% of emissions”“We need long-term political vision and economic provisions”“Start by selling Dutch meat in The Netherlands instead of South American meat.”	The intensive livestock production system is broken, all sectors will have to deliver reduction	“This problem has been neglected for too long.” Debate 1“We are trapped in a system where unfair prices are paid.” Debate 2“It's about road traffic: we'll have to drive more slowly. It's about air traffic: we'll have to fly less. But at the same time, agriculture has to contribute.” Debate 2“75% of the meat goes abroad.” Debate 3“We need to reduce, but farmers must be compensated.” Debate 4

Issue: The condition of nature	Nature is fine and we are the experts	“The causal link between nitrogen and the situation of nature is not clear”“Three years ago, we could expand 20% and now all of a sudden there's a nitrogen problem?”“We literally have both feet in nature, politicians should come and watch the fields”“In the city, people do not understand what nature is like.”	Nature is in bad condition, as the calculations show	“The situation of our Dutch nature is the worst in Europe.” Debate 1“Livestock production is efficient but bad for the climate.” “It's about health, we need future prospect.” Debate 2“We need to build houses for youngsters.” Debates 3 and 4“It's the scientific institutions that know the situation of nature.” Debate 4“We have 20,000 measurement points.” “we have adequate models and reliable scientists.” Debate 4