Anger and tears are spilling across social media and public meetings. Claims of fabricated figures are flying. And in the background looms decades of failure. Come inside the story behind today’s protests.
The sector that was once Denmark’s largest industry is in revolt over a fertilizer law that will change the way it uses its land from top to bottom.
Farmers are frustrated. They sow their crops but have no idea what will happen in 2027, when the plants begin to sprout. Others cast doubt on the science behind tighter nitrogen requirements. Now they have mobilized across the country.
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