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The Natural Environment Bill (Scotland) was proposed in Holyrood on February 19. It could help Scottish Ministers set legally binding targets to reduce carbon emissions and protect biodiversity. But will farmers support the proposed piece of legislation?

In a letter to Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Mairi Gougeon, NFUS president Martin Kennedy highlighted that NatureScot's established position in favour of a Galloway National Park calls into question its ability to conduct a public consultation in an ‘impartial manner'

The Scottish Greens claimed the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Act 2023 was acting as a 'loophole' in the fox hunting ban. But politicians argued the legislation's licensing scheme had enabled farmers to control predators on farmland

Scottish Government has set a target to restore 250,000 hectares of peatland by 2030

NFU Scotland president Martin Kennedy said the ‘delayed' release of the Sea Eagle Management Scheme had been ‘enormously disappointing'