Dairy farmer in Denmark reluctant to expand due to carbon tax

With the impending threat of carbon emission taxes being introduced in Denmark, farmers are carefully assessing their futures in dairying

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Anders Ring
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Anders Ring

While the Danish government continues to debate exactly how much the carbon tax will be, and how it will be administered, farmers are exercising caution over expanding or even making significant investments...

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