Farmers Speak Out, Survey to Challenge Methane Policy in NZ,RCR
Don Nicolson and Jaspreet Boparai are joined by Owen Jennings, former MP and Chairman of the Methane Science Accord, to dissect the findings of a landmark farmer-led survey that throws a spanner in the works of New Zealand's methane and nitrous oxide tax narrative. Over 1,400 responses—ten times the participation of a previous Beef + Lamb NZ survey—the results reveal overwhelming opposition to enforced mitigation tools, scepticism of the science behind agricultural methane emissions, and growing frustration with taxpayer-funded initiatives seen as out of touch with on-farm reality. Delivered with passion, clarity, and a touch of humour, this discussion questions whether New Zealand's rural voice is truly being heard—or quietly sidelined.