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Ignore farmers’ protests at your peril

April 23, 2024 by Lawrence McKay and Davide Vampa Leave a Comment

Farmers in Wales have been taking to the streets in a series of protests against the sustainable farming scheme (SFS), which the Welsh government is proposing as a post-Brexit replacement to the EU’s common agricultural policy. They’ve blocked motorways with convoys of tractors and held large rallies in the capital, Cardiff, leaving behind thousands of empty wellington boots to … [Read more...] about Ignore farmers’ protests at your peril

Bracken: a Highland wedge issue

July 3, 2023 by Jackie Kemp 2 Comments

Picture me this weekend, trudging along a Highland road in persistent rain, my not-very-showerproof jacket clinging soggily to my shirt. As I pass through a village, the water stops suddenly as if a tap has been turned off. The sun doesn’t exactly come out, but the soft air brightens and the earth starts to smell the way it does after rain. Birds sing and I drink in the scent … [Read more...] about Bracken: a Highland wedge issue

Scottish food, US-UK trade and GM

March 5, 2019 by David Bell Leave a Comment

The first shadow boxing for the post-Brexit trade talks has begun.Wholly predictable hackles have been raised by the US Ambassador, Woody Johnson, who has accused UK farming of being a “museum of agriculture” which should embrace chlorine-washed chicken and the feeding of growth hormones to cattle.In his Daily Telegraph article, he argues that “it is time the myths … [Read more...] about Scottish food, US-UK trade and GM

Vertical farming: sustainable future made in Scotland?   

March 7, 2018 by Ian Boyd 1 Comment

Crops growing under artificial light at the vertical farm near Dundee

In my job I sometimes feel overwhelmed by the challenges connected with how to build a sustainable future. Most of the time the solutions which many well-meaning people bring to my door just don’t add up or they are insufficiently ambitious. More often than not they create a new way of doing things which just moves the problem of a sustainable future elsewhere. They are not … [Read more...] about Vertical farming: sustainable future made in Scotland?   

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