{"id":1704477,"date":"2022-10-20T15:48:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T19:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1704477"},"modified":"2022-10-20T15:48:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T19:48:53","slug":"new-zealand-farmers-protest-proposed-farm-animal-emissions-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-zealand-farmers-protest-proposed-farm-animal-emissions-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand Farmers Protest Proposed Farm Animal Emissions Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-zealand-farmers-protest-proposed-farm-animal-emissions-tax%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1704477&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/farming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farmers<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/new-zealand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Zealand<\/a> are taking their frustrations to the streets in protest over the government\u2019s newly proposed tax on emissions from animals, such as burps and urine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/new-zealand-farmers-fume-after-government-proposes-animal-gas-tax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> last week, New Zealand proposed the first-ever tax on farm animal emissions. <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/business-new-zealand-animals-emissions-reduction-climate-and-environment-6f8847bc10ecdd0ba4d5c23bdab5617d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It claimed<\/a> that those in the agricultural industry could recoup that tax money by charging customers more for their eco-friendly items.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Thousands of people in the agricultural sector <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/10\/20\/new-zealand-farmers-protest-worlds-first-livestock-burp-tax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protested<\/a> the potential tax on Thursday. Groundswell New Zealand organized the event, and its co-founder, Bryce McKenzie, said rural areas would be harmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe government\u2019s ideological commitment to punitive and counterproductive emissions taxes on food production is an existential threat to rural communities,\u201d McKenzie said, adding that the move would be counterproductive. He said whatever reductions that occur \u201cwill be replaced by less efficient foreign farmers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Agriculture Minister Damien O\u2019Connor acted as if the tax would essentially be a good thing for farmers, but the people who would potentially be impacted don\u2019t appear to feel the same way.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cNew Zealand\u2019s farmers are set to be the first in the world to reduce agricultural emissions, positioning our biggest export market for the competitive advantage that brings in a world increasingly discerning about the provenance of their food,\u201d Ardern said, noting that the fees garnered from the tax would go back into the farming industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cFarmers are already experiencing the impact of climate change with more regular drought and flooding,\u201d O\u2019Connor said. \u201cTaking the lead on agricultural emissions is both good for the environment and our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Farmers spoke out at the time, with the Federated Farmers lobby saying the proposal would \u201crip the guts out of small-town New Zealand\u201d and reduce the number of farms in the country, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/10\/20\/new-zealand-farmers-cow-burp-protest-00062675\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 million dairy and beef cattle<\/a>, as well as 26 million sheep. The nation itself only has around 5 million people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Critics say the end result of the tax would likely be more farmers leaving the industry altogether.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dave McCurdy, a farmer protesting on Thursday, said farmers care about the environment and treat it well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt\u2019s our life, our family\u2019s lives,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re not out there to wreck it, we wouldn\u2019t make any money. We love our farms. That\u2019s what annoys us. We\u2019re painted as these bad guys, but many farmers have spent generations looking after that land.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">McCurdy said that many farmers would suffer if the proposal and herd cutbacks move forward. \u201cI\u2019m out,\u201d he said. \u201cWaste of time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farmers in New Zealand are taking their frustrations to the streets in protest over the government\u2019s newly proposed tax on emissions from animals, such as burps and urine. As The Daily Wire reported last week, New Zealand proposed the first-ever tax on farm animal emissions. 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