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If the government paid you per head of sheep in your pasture, how many sheep would you put in it? More than you should? More than was healthy or environmentally sound?
In New Zealand, where agriculture is a main source of income, farmers used to get 30% of their income from government subsidies. That all changed in the mid-1980s, when the subsidies were abolished. How did farmers manage? How did they become so competitive on the global market today?
Find out how New Zealand’s sheep went from skinny to healthy!
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Today's Article: Gassy Cows Warm The Planet. Scientists Think They Know How To Squelch Those Belches
From: NPR
Readability Score: 10.5
Livestock account for 14.5 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, with over half of that coming from cattle. Scientists may have found a way to reduce that while still letting us eat our beef and dairy...
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Today's Alternate Article: Four Ways A Bitcoin Bubble Plays Out
Readability Score: 8.1
Today's Article: Is Grass-Fed Dairy Healthier for You?
From: MSN
Readability Score: 10.5
The Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve a new infant formula made from the milk of cows that are on pasture 365 days a year.
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Today's Alternate Article: Parents Don’t Want to Name Their Kids Mike Anymore
Readability Score: 7.3
