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Rice work: Dutch test new crop to save sinking peatlands

Rice work: Dutch test new crop to save sinking peatlands
Phys.org Thursday 01 October 2026, 06:10 UTC 1 min read
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In a soggy field between Amsterdam and The Hague, farmer Sander Roeleveld plows a small white combine harvester into his crops, gathering a grain never before harvested in the Netherlands: rice.

In a soggy field between Amsterdam and The Hague, farmer Sander Roeleveld plows a small white combine harvester into his crops, gathering a grain never before harvested in the Netherlands: rice.
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