We have several soil and carbon capture experts here with us. I'm not sure who would be best suited to answer the next question.
Mr. Barlow addressed the feed additive 3‑nitrooxypropanol, or 3‑NOP. Here, 3‑NOP is considered medicine, but elsewhere it's considered part of feed. I'm not a scientist and I don't want to question that, but I do want to better understand the process, given that it can greatly improve performance with respect to gas emissions.
As a side note, could one of the witnesses give us an order of magnitude as to the effect that leaving soils in permanent pasture can have?
Since we began our study, we've heard a lot of praise for pastures as being extraordinary carbon sinks, but we were also told that we might need to reduce livestock farming. Mr. Barlow pointed out the contradiction earlier.
How do we know which version offers the best solution?
I'm willing to believe either version. We're going to need meat. If we stop producing meat, we're going to have to import it. I see a problem there.
I don't know who would be able to talk to us about this briefly.