by Dr. Joseph Mercola, Mercola:
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
- Dutch cattle farmers own 70% of Holland, but the government is pushing for a forced buy out of 50% of their land, claiming it’s necessary to reduce pollution
- Experts say the move to get rid of farmers isn’t about the environment but, rather, taking control of valuable land
- The government’s computer models, which are used to support its plan to reduce nitrogen by buying up farmland, are based on a flawed assumption that nitrogen migrates from one field to the next
