https://thedailyblog.co.nz/after-methane-back-down-this-government-are-climate-deniers-looking-after-their-corporate-farmer-mates/ Read the Other Side of the Story Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:54:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://thedailyblog.co.nz/after-methane-back-down-this-government-are-climate-deniers-looking-after-their-corporate-farmer-mates/#comment-344448 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:54:55 +0000 https://thedailyblog.co.nz/?p=213145#comment-344448 I will get in before the usual suspects who claim that the NZ dairy industry is world-leading for its efficiency. It is often said that 628 litres of water are required to produce 1 litre of milk. I just checked Google, and Woolworths has water at 77 cents per litre. 627 times .77= $483.56 to produce 1 litre @ 5% MFsolid @ $10/Kg = $0.50 for the milk. It would be more efficient to export the water instead of putting it through a cow.
We then have nitrate pollution in Canterbury, which is mostly caused by dairy farming yet they have not offered to fix the problem. Methane is another problem but profit now is considered more important than having a sustainable future so that is being ignored as well.

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