<span style="color: #222222;">Farmers across New Zealand today protested against the government plans to tax cow burps and other greenhouse gas emissions.<br />''<br />'' Convoys of tractors and farmyard vehicles disrupted traffic in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, and other major hubs.  The Protestors are demanding the government back away from an animal tax.<br />''<br />''Last week, the government proposed a new farm levy as part of a plan to tackle climate change.<br />''<br />''Animals produce methane and nitrous oxide as a byproduct of munching on grass and feed. According to reports, methane is responsible for roughly 30 percent of the global rise in temperatures despite being a fraction of the greenhouse gas mix.</span><br />