Day 2 The Grind

Farmers overseas are sounding the alarm on Bovaer. It’s a synthetic feed additive (3-NOP) designed to cut methane by interfering with a cow’s digestive system. Thankfully, it hasn’t been approved in New Zealand. This is exactly the kind of biotech experimentation that could quietly slip into our food system under the Gene Technology Bill. NZ’s own Ruminent Biotech is developing their own “slow release bolus/pill” to be fed to cattle in an effort to reduce their methane production. “By 2035, we a