What I haven't heard much about in the whole hubbub about this is that there's a lot that farmers can already do to reduce various nitrogen emissions. Different

What I haven't heard much about in the whole hubbub about this is that there's a lot that farmers can already do to reduce various nitrogen emissions. Different (less protein-rich) food and letting cattle graze outside have significant impact. The discussion seems to have been dominated by people who just want to cut back on farming, and fans of highly industrialised farming. There are alternatives, and they're not getting enough attention. Not all farmers support this new "farmer's" party. And big agri-adjacent industry have been big players in the protests and unrest. I'm not denying that the government handled this extraordinarily poorly, I'm just saying the discussion is dominated by extremely polarised opinions.