Most farmers reject NZ methane mitigation

A new survey reveals most farmers think reducing livestock methane won’t impact global climate change. Photo, The Associated Press/Mark Baker. Left, former head of chemistry at Auckland University Professor Ralph Cooney. Right, Kaipara Hills sheep and beef farmer Steve Dill. The majority of farmers reject New Zealand’s current ruminant methane mitigation strategy, according to a new survey prepared by NZ Farming, Groundswell NZ and the Methane Science Accord. Moreover, 95 per cent of the 1460 farmers surveyed think reducing livestock methane won’t impact global climate change, while 94 per cen...