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EU also sets limits on how much farms can produce. No one cares about yield from unit of land, they care about keeping prices high, so that farmers get adequate
by mamon 6y ago
EU also sets limits on how much farms can produce. No one cares about yield from unit of land, they care about keeping prices high, so that farmers get adequate profits.
EU will even pay farmers a pension if they retire and stop production.
- secondcoming 6y agoFunny story, an aging local farmer used raise free-range a small amount of turkeys for the Christmas market. But she stopped because she thought the EU satellites would catch her doing it without permission. Those turkeys were far better than anything you would buy in a supermarket.
- jokethrowaway 6y agoRegulations and centralised governments kill small businesses. Don't worry though, it's for your health (oh and for those cheeky shareholders of big corporations). Similar story here: https://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/poultry/other-poultry/turkey-producer-forced-out-by-health-and-safety-regulations https://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/poultry/other-poultry/turkey...