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Farm for Scotland's Future News
Campaigners call for action on sustainable farming as Agriculture Bill passed
Campaigners have renewed calls for the Scottish government to deliver sustainable farming, as the Agriculture and Rural Communities Bill passed into law yesterday evening.
Letter to Mairi Gougeon on farming’s contribution to Net Zero
On 2 May, 21 organisations wrote to Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, calling for a marked increase in the pace and scope of change in Scotland's farm support system, to enable farming to meaningfully contribute to Scotland reaching Net Zero.
Environmental requirements for farming must be upheld
Members of Scottish Environment LINK have called on the Scottish government to uphold requirements for farmers to meet environmental regulations, following calls from NFU Scotland to remove or weaken many of those requirements.
Scottish government must do more to reduce farming emissions to meet Net Zero
Scottish Environment LINK members have called on the Scottish government to do more to cut emissions from farming following today’s announcement that the government will weaken its 2030 climate targets.
MSPs call for changes to Agriculture and Rural Communities Bill
This week the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee published its report on the Agriculture and Rural Communities Bill. The report echoed many of the proposals made by Scottish Environment LINK members and shared by other organisations.