Agriculture taking too much of the blame for climate change say young farmers
Scotland’s young farmers are ready, willing and able to rise to the challenges of mitigating climate change and increasing biodiversity while maintaining the country’s enviable reputation for producing high quality foods.
But many in the next generation of farmers fear that a disproportionate amount of blame for the current climate crisis is being placed at the door of the agricultural industry.
And, in an open letter to Scotland’s rural affairs cabinet secretary, Mairi Gougeon, written jointly by the Scottish Association of Young Farmer Clubs and NFU Scotland’s Next Generation committee, some of the hopes and fears of those keen to guide the industry’s future course were spelled out.
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