Scotland: Finnie comments on new environment standards for agriculture
Scotland's farmers will need to meet strict environmental conditions to qualify under new subsidy arrangements.
Scotland's farmers will need to meet strict environmental conditions to qualify under new subsidy arrangements.
On Monday 13th September the leader of the Conservatives, Michael Howard, will make a speech to the Environment Forum. This will be followed by a speech on climate change by the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, on Tuesday 14th September.
Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, has today attacked Michael Howard for "attempting to jump on the green bandwagon".
European MEPs are expected tomorrow (Wednesday) to give EU governments the right to severely restrict the growing of genetically modified crops in order to protect conventional or organic farmers from cross-contamination.
The latest rural land survey published by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) shows a trend towards city-dwellers buying farms with no intention of farming the land.
Commenting on the Prime Minister's climate change speech today, Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, has warned that the time for action against climate change is now well overdue.
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