Environment

Scottish farmers could find themselves at the heart of a land use battle over the coming years, with calls for the new Government to make Scotland the world’s first ‘rewilding nation’ gathering pace.

Ministers have been urged to explain how the Environment Bill will affect farming, with concerns growing that the industry will be hit by burdensome new regulation and costs.

Sea eagle predation appears to be spreading to new areas of the Western Isles, as the population of the giant raptors continues to increase.

Another week and seemingly another far fetched plan emerges to bring back a long gone, but clearly not forgotten species.

Escalating business rates on anaerobic digestion (AD) operators threaten the UK’s ability to meet its net zero targets, according to industry leaders.

A pair of Glamorgan beef farmers have said they will be forced to give up keeping cattle if the Welsh Government’s new Nitrate Vulnerable Zone rules are not amended.

Annoyance, anger and fear have all been emotions which have stalked the farming industry as the debate over climate change has intensified over the past decade.

Gene editing and bovine TB were hot topics at the Farmers Union of Wales’ Senedd manifesto launch. Abi Kay reports.

Farm groups in England and Wales have called on their Governments to carry out investigations after water companies were caught illegally dumping sewage in rivers.

New Scottish Government proposals for reducing emissions from slurry and silage stores have been met with a severe rebuke from NFU Scotland, with the union branding them ‘blunt and ill thought out’.