Fieldays 2025: Farmers expected to come on board as methane science advances
By Eloise Gibson of RNZ
The Prime Minister's new chief science adviser believes farmers will come around to technologies that cut their emissions.
Some farming groups oppose inventions like methane vaccines, but John Roche says farmers will accept change once they see the products work.
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