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Viewpoint: ‘Villainous’ methane-burping cows may be part of an integrated solution to climate change
Patsy Hunter | Scottish Farmer | February 8, 2024
Beef and dairy cattle have been demonised by many as one of the main causes of increased green house gas emissions but nothing could be further from the truth according to Ffinlo Costain, who believes the cow could be the answer to the climate change emergency.
Mr Costain, chief executive of Farmwel and founder of the Food and Global Security Network, says the world faces two concurrent crises in nature – climate change and loss of biodiversity
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