Big discussion in the Netherlands now, and going on to some extent for decades already, about: does it make sense for such a small country to have this much int

Big discussion in the Netherlands now, and going on to some extent for decades already, about: does it make sense for such a small country to have this much intensive agriculture? As the article mentions, the nitrogen deposited in the little patches of what should pass for nature are killing it. Nice to be self-sufficient in food, but we're more than that in some areas. But say something negative about farmers and you'll have protesters in big tractors blocking highways and city centers. The parties currently trying to form a government will only let these problems fester and not make hard choices to put an end to them one way or another.