But if we love our children, shouldn't we drive dairy farmers out of business?

wnyt.com - Farmers think cow tax plan stinks

The EPA has floated the idea of taxing farmers for each of their cows.

Hanehan estimates it would cost about $175 per cow, per year. He milks 1,300 cows.

"It would probably be around $230,000 per year for our dairies," Hanehan said. "You can figure that that's pretty much going to wipe us out."

So Hanehan and other New York farmers are asking Congress to step in to make sure this idea of taxing farms for flatulence is expelled swiftly.

Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-Greenport, who is on the Agriculture Committee, says the whole idea stinks.

"The first thing I'm going to do is call the chairman of our Agriculture Committee and talk to him about this and how it's upset my farmers and ask him how quickly we can get this done," she said.