RaoulDuke@lemmy.nzM to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nzEnglish · 1 year agoNew Zealand falls out of love with sheep farming as lucrative pine forests spreadwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkNew Zealand falls out of love with sheep farming as lucrative pine forests spreadwww.theguardian.comRaoulDuke@lemmy.nzM to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
Sheep numbers in sharp decline as farmers increasingly shift to forestry, fuelled by demand to earn carbon credits
minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAnyone who can convert to dairy already probably has at this point. I guess pine is the next best thing.
minus-squareDave@lemmy.nzMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI 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.
minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThat makes sense. Is it because of terrain?
Anyone who can convert to dairy already probably has at this point. I guess pine is the next best thing.
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.
That makes sense. Is it because of terrain?