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Farmers to be at the helm of future policy direction in a new Holyrood


NFUS hosted a parliamentary hustings hearing from the five rural spokespeople of the major political parties on their vision for the future of Scottish agriculture
FUTURE FARMING policy must be ‘determined and delivered’ by farmers, not the Scottish Government or the civil service.
This message came from the SNP’s Fergus Ewing during NFU Scotland’s parliamentary hustings event, which invited the rural spokespeople of the five major political parties to put forward their priorities for the future of Scottish agriculture ahead of the upcoming Holyrood election.
In his opening address, Mr Ewing took the opportunity to quell rising concerns that the work of farmer-led groups is being ignored: “Future policy post 2024 must be determined by farmers…not by myself or civil servants but by yourselves, with an implementation board, working with all stakeholders, but with farmers at the centre of advising and delivering a new Scottish built system for continuing ....

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SNP changing tack on gene editing


SNP changing tack on gene editing
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CHANGING TIMES: The SNP’s Fergus Ewing has accepted there are differences between gene editing and genetic modification.
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A strong indication that the SNP is changing its policy on the use of gene editing (GE) was flushed out at an NFU Scotland (NFUS) hustings ahead of the Scottish Parliamentary elections.
Until now the SNP has publicly branded GE a form of genetic modification (GM), but Fergus Ewing – who hopes to be reelected and resume his role as Rural Economy Secretary – told the meeting he accepted there was a difference between the technologies and “we should keep a watching brief on science”. ....

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Scottish Parliament election: Borders candidates in hustings


IN the lead-up to next month’s Scottish Parliament elections, three hustings relevant to Borders voters will be held in the coming days.
Tomorrow (Wednesday, April 21) at 7.30pm a virtual hustings over Zoom will be hosted by Borders environmental group Tweedgreen and Tweeddale Peace Group.
This meeting will cover the constituency of Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale.
All constituency candidates have been invited, with organisers saying questions will “focus on the climate, peace and justice – all fundamental issues that are interlinked with the climate crisis, the COVID pandemic, and a green and just recovery from their effects”.
On Thursday evening (April 22) the Liberal Democrats’ candidate for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Catriona Bhatia, will participate in a National Farmers Union (NFU) hustings at 7pm (also via Zoom). ....

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