Hmmm

“The farmers’ most convincing argument for politicians is that propping up the countryside helps keep the peace. ‘The role of farmers is not just as food producers. We are stabilisers of democracy within the EU,’ argues Massimiliano Giansanti, president of COPA, a large agri-lobby group.” Europe’s farmers no longer rule the roost unchallenged, The Economist, Jan. 15th, 2026.