Jenni Bartram, Harrowells Solicitors Jenni Bartram writes about how the Government’s net zero emissions ambitions may affect farming The recently delivered Queen’s Speech unsurprisingly, in view of the aim to be a net zero emissions economy by 2050, gave huge weight to the Government’s intended environmental schemes; so this is perhaps a good time to highlight how some of these may affect the farming industry. Animal welfare is high on the agenda, to be delivered by the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill, and proposals include provision of effective powers to address welfare challenges and to ensure that our standards are not compromised in our trade negotiations. It is likely that intensive farming of poultry and animals will be under review, particularly, to consider welfare issues in housing and feeding methods to reduce emissions.