@RaoulDukeM to Aotearoa / New ZealandEnglish • 1 year agoNew Zealand falls out of love with sheep farming as lucrative pine forests spreadwww.theguardian.commessage-square31arrow-up136arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkNew Zealand falls out of love with sheep farming as lucrative pine forests spreadwww.theguardian.com@RaoulDukeM to Aotearoa / New ZealandEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square31file-text
Sheep numbers in sharp decline as farmers increasingly shift to forestry, fuelled by demand to earn carbon credits
minus-square@TagMeInSkipIGotThislinkEnglish2•1 year agoOnly if you’re spraying to kill off the gorse, broom, ragwort & thistle ;)
minus-square@BalpeenHammerlinkEnglish2•1 year agoHave you ever seen a paddock that isn’t just grass eaten to the nub?
Aren’t paddocks even worse monoculture?
Only if you’re spraying to kill off the gorse, broom, ragwort & thistle ;)
Have you ever seen a paddock that isn’t just grass eaten to the nub?