January 10, 2025: A fart-free cow has been created to save Earth.

Hilda, which came from IVF, is part of the Cool Cows Project – which looks to breed cattle that produce less methane gas when trumping.

According to Professor Richard Dewhurst, from Scotland’s Rural College, it will “produce a greater number of offspring from these donors, rapidly establishing a nucleus of highly methane-efficient calves”.

Professor Dewhurst is quoted by the Daily Star newspaper as saying: “The birth of Hilda is potentially a hugely significant moment for the UK dairy industry.

“We will use a new genomic assessment alongside existing production and environmental efficiency indices to select elite, methane-efficient heifers for breeding.”

The UK isn’t the only country taking measures as farting cows will be taxed in Denmark from 2030, with the Danes having placed a levy on agricultural emissions in an attempt to decrease climate change.