Study: Methane suppressant rollout would cost 'half a penny per pint of milk'

Stuart Stone
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Feeding cows methane suppressants up to 60 times more cost effective than some government-funded green farming measures, Green Alliance analysis claims

Feeding cows methane suppressants to reduce the level of harmful greenhouse gas emissions from the dairy industry could be up to 60 times more cost effective than methods already backed by the government's...

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