This is the 1636th most frequent Dutch word.
mest
Fertilizer or manure.
Here, 'mest' refers to the organic material used as fertilizer in agriculture.
De boer verspreidt mest over het land.
The farmer spreads manure over the land.
In this context, 'mest' indicates the byproduct of animal farming used for agricultural purposes.
In Nederland wordt veel mest geproduceerd door veehouderijen.
In the Netherlands, a lot of manure is produced by livestock farms.
The usage of 'mest' here pertains to the regulated handling and management of manure in an administrative and environmental sense.