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Now that makes sense... but reducing farms by 30% is obviously not the most practical way of addressing this.Nitrogen and phosphates used in fertilizer caused algae blooms which reduces oxygen in water. The problem is we as a species try to grow things in areas not meant for agriculture and build in areas with good soil. Plus everybody wants that green yard so over-fertilization at the homeowner level is a big problem.
And that is the problem. I understand where @hog88 is coming from, but this Netherlands action seems to be disproportionally affecting cattle farmers, not necessarily "crop" farms. I get it, even cattle farmers have to use fertilizer for hay and grass I would think for cattle feed, but too me, this appears to be a subtle way of also getting us away from a meat based diet.Use natural fertilizers then with all the cows that they want to get rid of..Uhhhhh...
Well ****, they are just going to grow bigger government!And that is the problem. I understand where @hog88 is coming from, but this Netherlands action seems to be disproportionally affecting cattle farmers, not necessarily "crop" farms. I get it, even cattle farmers have to use fertilizer for hay and grass I would think for cattle feed, but too me, this appears to be a subtle way of also getting us away from a meat based diet.
And to your point, cattle can produce natural fertilizers... now it looks like the Dutch are spreading that natural fertilizer on govt buildings instead...
Most of the farming in CA is done on poor soils that require heavy fertilization along with irrigation but yeah you're right homeowners are a big problem.
This is a recent phenomenon for me, because I was completely unaware that the green movement had a war on nitrogen.
Dutch Protesters Pour Manure On Government Offices Over Industry-Killing Regulations | ZeroHedge