Reading Time: 7 minutes This blog explores the changes to the food system during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tag: Agriculture
Legislative consent and the UK Agriculture Bill
Reading Time: 5 minutes Summarising the Scottish Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum for the UK Agriculture Bill.
Brexit and veterinary workforce pressures – a perfect storm?
Reading Time: 4 minutes If I was to ask you what image comes to mind when thinking about vets, you’d probably think of a time your dog decided it
Beavers set to become a protected species in Scotland (or are they?)
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Scottish Government has introduced Regulations that will provide beavers (the Eurasian Beaver, otherwise known as the European Beaver) in Scotland with European Protected Species
Guest blog – The Role of Precision Agriculture in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Parliament’s Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee concluded taking evidence as part of its consideration of the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill (the Bill) in
Land use policy and public goods
Reading Time: 4 minutes This week a group of organisations that work on environmental, agricultural, land use and rural policy are hosting a conference to discuss how best to
Guest blog – Stopping the rot? The UK seasonal agricultural workers pilot scheme
Reading Time: 4 minutes As with all guest blogs, what follows are the views of the author, Steven Thomson (SRUC) and not those of SPICe or indeed the Scottish
Preparing for a no-deal Brexit: Agricultural Policy and Funding
Reading Time: 5 minutes On 23 August the UK Government began publishing technical notes on the effect of a no-deal Brexit. These notes are intended to provide guidance to
Agricultural policy post-Brexit – risky business?
Reading Time: 5 minutes In 2018, the Scottish Government unveiled a £250,000 fund to compensate farmers and crofters for lost stock due to ‘the beast from the east’. This
World Bee Day – 20 May 2018
Reading Time: 3 minutes The United Nations declared 20 May 2018 as World Bee Day, to highlight the importance of preserving bees and other pollinators. Bees are major pollinators