The German parliament agreed on Friday to gradually eliminate tax relief on diesel fuel for farmers despite massive protests in recent weeks. Before it can come into force, the law still has to pass the upper house or Bundesrat. The next regular session of the Bundesrat is scheduled for March 22. The planned cuts have caused a wave of demonstrations by farmers, some of whom drove their tractors from all over Germany to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin to partly protest against the planned move. The president of the German Farmers’ Association, Joachim Rukwied, said on Thursday that there were in…