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Strip farming in the Netherlands

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 Here is another way they farm in the Netherlands. Strip farming.  Specialized equipment for harvesting. Here's the link https://youtu.be/5oM0aRw6n2c .  Read the comments

52° North......dark at 1630...cold and wet

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  It can be beautiful, but also pretty miserable. https://youtu.be/2R5TO2ApB8A

52° North.....it's harvest time....sugar beets

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 Sugar beet harvest time in our area in Netherlands. The Dutch are masters of efficiency. Most farms in the Netherlands are pretty small compared to the huge ag farms in AUSTRALIA and US and harvesting is usually a contract, or cooperative operation. The contractor, or the local co-op group hits the field with all tractors blazing...first cuts off the tops, second digs up the beets and dumps them into following trailer, next one plows the just harvested field, then fourth one seeds and plants next crop. See the video https://youtu.be/fpcit5-Q29Q .  Here's a overhead drone image. Drone shot  Video link https://youtu.be/fpcit5-Q29Q Titbits :- What the hell are sugar beets used for ? What do farmers do with sugar beets? Sugarbeets are harvested for their roots. After sugar and molasses are extracted from roots, the remaining pulp is processed into a cattle feed. Sugarbeets are highly sensi- tive to insects, diseases, and weeds and therefore require continuous monitoring and managemen

52° North......more trees for the Netherlands

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 The Dutch have come up with plan to reuse tree seedlings that spring up along paths and roads that are normally discarded. Link   https://meerbomen.nu/   If you use Google browser it has a translate feature in settings.