Defra awards £2.9m to project designed to breed low methane sheep

Sheep in a field photo credit EBLEX

The National Sheep Association (NSA) will begin work alongside industry partners to help deliver a new project designed to breed low methane producing sheep, in turn helping sheep farmers make a positive contribution to UK agriculture’s journey towards net zero.

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