THE WESTERNER

Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.

Friday, December 09, 2022

Buying the Farm

The government of the Netherlands said it plans to buy and close 2,000 to 3,000 farms and businesses to meet European Union nitrogen pollution-reduction goals. The government insists it will offer more than the farms and businesses are worth. But Nitrogen Minister Christianne van der Wal warned that if the owners do not voluntarily accept the offer, it will, "with pain in the heart," force them to sell. "There is no better offer coming," she said. link

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: It won't be long with that approach to farming before the Netherlanders are eating candles.
How can people be so stupid? Do they believe that their nitrogen battle will improve food production? Do they thing that when famine strikes they can put farms back into production overnight? What a bunch of dummies....shows what the lack of sunlight can do to your mind. LOL; 8:22 AM