New meat sector climate group to study Scottish milkman emissions A new farmer-led group will study how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a Scottish milkman herd.
Co-chaired by former NFU Scotland President Jim Walker, the group will consider proposals for alternative ways to support the sector to mitigate its environmental impact and identify practical ways in which it can reduce its emissions.
In announcing the group, Minister of Agriculture Fergus Ewing said:
“Our meat sector must change and adapt if we want to achieve our ambitious goals for climate change and biodiversity.” Walker added that over the past 25 years, the industry has faced many challenges, and its resilience and ability to withstand these challenges and adapt is remarkable.
Electricity production accounts for only 25% of all annual greenhouse gas emissions.
Providing progressive beef farmers with tools to make their business more productive and efficient, along with measures to improve farm emissions to help fight climate change, is another chapter in this story and potentially changes the game.
Naturally grown, organic Scottish dairy beef must be differentiated from imports and dairy beef to give consumers a clear choice. This initiative will give those farmers a real chance to make their business more sustainable.
Holyrood discussed the role of agriculture in protecting the environment and combating climate change. The movement established by Maurice Golden for Western Scotland to reduce greenhouse gas emissions supports the creation of a new Agricultural Modernization Fund. It praises Scottish farmers for only 30% since 1990.
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- The development project at the initial stage can lead to the construction of a modern beef processing plant with an estimated capacity of 2 thousand heads per day.
