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New Zealand falls out of love with sheep farming as lucrative pine forests spread (www.theguardian.com)

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

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[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have a biased view but from what I see generally sheep farms do not make good dairy farms. Often the shift is to have sheep make up a smaller portion of sheep & beef farms.

[–] livus@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

That makes sense. Is it because of terrain?