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Paying farmers to cull cows: the Netherlands’ €615m emissions plan

The typical Dutch dairy herd of 110 dairy cows yielding an average of 8,300l per year can draw down payments totalling €187,000 over three years under the scheme if it cut numbers by 20 cows.

NEWS 7 August 2026

Paying farmers to cull cows: the Netherlands’ €615m emissions plan

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Paying farmers to cull cows: the Netherlands’ €615m emissions plan

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