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Greenwashing Denmark’s Big Farmers

Today, food and agriculture account for at least a quarter of global emissions. In Denmark, however, this share exceeds ...
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Angry dairy farmers stop feeding Bovaer

DENMARK – A huge row has broken out in Denmark after a number of dairy farmers claim their cows have been poisoned by the methane-reducing feed additive Bovaer. Several farmers have reported major ...
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World’s first carbon tax on livestock will cost farmers $100 per cow

London (CNN) — Dairy farmers in Denmark face having to pay an annual tax of 672 krone ($96) per cow for the planet-heating emissions they generate. The country’s coalition government agreed this week ...
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A gas tax on livestock? What 1 country is doing to cut greenhouse gas emissions

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Dangerous variant of Salmonella still not eradicated in Danish dairy farms, finds study

The infectious and multi-resistant cattle disease Salmonella Dublin can be fatal to both humans and animals and causes significant losses for farmers. Although Denmark has attempted to eradicate the ...
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Forget carbon taxes on cars—Denmark is charging farmers a $100 ‘burp tax’ per cow

Denmark is set to become the first country to hold bovines accountable for their carbon footprint. Following an agreement earlier this week by the Scandinavian nation’s coalition government, lawmakers ...
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Methane-cutting cow feed trials brought to an end

A major UK trial of a controversial feed additive designed to reduce emissions of planet-warming methane gas by dairy cows has ended. Arla Foods, owner of the UK's largest dairy co-operative, is now ...