WITH climate change high on the agenda of countries across the world, tight restrictions on agricultural emissions are started to form into legislation – with the potential to reduce herd numbers and increase the cost of doing business.
European countries have been leading the charge, with a series of new regulations starting come on the agenda this year. (Click here for an explainer on the regulations in the EU)
New Zealand also looks to be heading down the path of regulating livestock emissions, with its government this week releasing a draft of its planned “burp tax” on sheep…
