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submitted 2 years ago by RaoulDuke@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

Sheep numbers in sharp decline as farmers increasingly shift to forestry, fuelled by demand to earn carbon credits

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[-] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 years ago

Aren’t paddocks even worse monoculture?

[-] TagMeInSkipIGotThis@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 years ago

Only if you're spraying to kill off the gorse, broom, ragwort & thistle ;)

[-] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 years ago

Have you ever seen a paddock that isn't just grass eaten to the nub?

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