Source: Mike Davis, SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 8/15/22



Some Canadian farmers have joined in solidarity with their farm counterparts in the Netherlands over government targets to reduce nitrogen emissions. On Wednesday several provincial capital cities, as well as Ottawa, saw slow-rolling tractor convoys. Along with sympathy protests for Dutch farmers, some Canadian farmers are condemning Ottawa’s plan to reduce nitrogen fertilizer emissions by 30 percent.  While the target year of 2030 coincides, the policies set out by the Dutch government and Canadian emission targets are fundamentally different.

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