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Dutch cattle farmers switch to rice as climate shifts
Original: ‘Thrilling’: Dutch cattle farmers switch to # rice as solution to warmer # climate and sinking # peatlands https://www.
Dutch cattle farmers are turning to rice cultivation as a response to a warmer climate and sinking peatlands in the Netherlands. Drained peat soil used for grazing is degrading and releasing carbon, and rice is being trialled as a wetter, more sustainable crop. Observers have described the development as thrilling, seeing it as a striking example of farming adapting to climate change.
Why now: Rice growing in the Netherlands is an unexpected sign of climate change reshaping traditional agriculture.
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