agriculture

Alyn Smith has pressed the French Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier on the upcoming debate on the EU Pesticides package and on Sheep Electronic Identification proposals.

Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment has confirmed he will lobby the UK Government over the shortage of seasonal agricultural workers.

Angus SNP MP, Mike Weir, has condemned the UK Government for its failure to accept any responsibility for last year’s outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in southern England, which caused huge financial problems for many Scottish farmers.