Farmers in New Zealand have been angered by plans to tax cow farts.
New Zealand's farmers are angry at plans to tax cow farts
The New Zealand government is planning to charge farmers for the greenhouse gases their animals make when they fart, burp and wee as part of a plan to tackle climate change.
Farming bosses have claimed that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's scheme would "rip the guts out of small town New Zealand" and will see farms replaced by trees.
Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard has warned that farmers across the country will be selling up if the plan goes ahead.
He said: "Our plan was to keep farmers farming."
The farming industry is vital for New Zealand's economy with dairy products being the nation's largest export earner.
New Zealand's government has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to make the country carbon neutral by 2050, with part of the plan including a promise to lower methane emissions from farm animals by 10 per cent by 2030.