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(cont'd from yesterday's post)

By 2050, the European Union wants to be the first continent to achieve net-zero greenhouses gases. It's a legally binding goal, so member nations have to comply.

Up til recently, dairy farmers were urged to produce more for the common good. Many of them did that, like Donald Scully, who increased his herd by 5x. He loves the lifestyle, though it's long days of hard work. "The work is 24/7, Scully says. “You have to love it otherwise you wouldn’t do it.” 

He hopes his teenage son will become the fourth generation Scully to raise cows. But that's less likely when some in the government talk about reducing the number of cattle in the country by a million.

According to the head of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association, the widespread mood is frustration. Many farms could go into bankruptcy.

from The Guardian