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How these NZ producers are preparing for the incoming “burp tax”

New Zealand producers Forbes Cameron and Mark and Jake Stokman.

AS THE New Zealand Government pushes ahead on its plans to tax methane and nitrous oxide emissions from livestock, producers are still trying to work out what it might mean for their operations.

Former NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern outlined the planned “burp tax” last year, which she said will come into effect in 2025. The bill is expected to be a major topic of the next NZ election in October, with the government pushing ahead and the opposition vowing to work with farmers on emissions.

Multiple producers from across…

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