[rigelkentaurus]

Market value is not the same as the net present value of the property, equipment, as well as the future earnings from farming.

After the government forces the sale of property, these farmers are unemployed with farming skills that the government refuses to let them do. A very poor deal for the farmers. A very poor deal for the serfs as food costs will soar and availability will plummet. It is a great deal from the elites.

[small farm girl]

Right, market value. And does that include the retail value of the livestock or a government buyout? Do we destroy the young stock or rear them for market? Is it a million dollar farm with 2 million annual gross revenue? Will the government be offering jobs to everyone displaced? Do farmers keep their homes? And if so, will they be able to earn enough income to pay the mortgage on the home? Our farm income pays the stupid mortgage and local taxes on our large historic home, soo, not sure if we could get work near us to pay it :~{

[Kipp]

Market value is not the same as the net present value of the property, equipment, as well as the future earnings from farming. After the government forces the sale of property, these farmers are unemployed with farming skills that the government refuses to let them do. A very poor deal for the farmers. A very poor deal for the serfs as food costs will soar and availability will plummet. It is a great deal from the elites.

Exactly rice. The government is offering the price of the property, not the price of the business.

The Netherlands is the world's 8th largest exporter of food (amazing for such a small country), so reduced farm production will impact more than its own food prices and availability.

The govt wants to reduce the # of cows and pigs because of the excess nitrogen they produce. It's not a problem with the farms themselves. At the very least, it seems like the govt should allow the farmers the option of significantly reducing their herds and transitioning to other crops. It also seems like the EU should spend some money on finding ways to capture and dispose of or sell the excess nitrogen.