COMMENTING on the publication of the Scottish Government’s Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill, NFU Scotland president Andrew McCornick said: ‘Scotland’s farmers and crofters are on the front line in experiencing the impacts of climate change, with shifting weather patterns caused by climate change impacting directly on their ability to produce food.
‘Like other industries, agriculture is continually striving to produce more with less – thereby mitigating the effects of climate change by reducing its emission output, while helping to provide food security.
‘Farming is a biological process and therefore zero emissions from production are not possible. However, Scottish farmers and crofters are enthusiastically adopting new technology and knowledge to offset carbon emissions in a range of different ways.