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No change to Scottish General Licences in 2023
NatureScot have announced that General Licences in 2023 will remain the same as those issued on 1st January 2022. It is important that everyone reads and understands the relevant licences for the control of pest bird species (GLs 01, 02 & 03/2023...
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A unique opportunity for both
The government’s new Agriculture Bill is designed to provide stability to the farming sector and to support farmers in the global marketplace whilst also protecting the environment. This reinforces a widely held view that a viable and robust farming sector is necessa...
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There are a number of conflicts today across the upland landscape, whether it be overgrazing carbon-rich soils by sheep, the construction of wind farms, or the conflicts of rotational heather burning. The uplands are a complex place with a unique socio-economic and environmental balance. To pick ...
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Key points
Propyzamide is a herbicide applied in autumn and winter to control blackgrass in oilseed rape and field beans.
Herbicides move from treated land to a nearby area of mainly water via overland flow.
Vegetated buffers are the main method used to reduce pesticide/herbicide concentrations,...
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Key points
Harlequin ladybirds are a highly invasive non-native species that have spread rapidly through the UK since their arrival in 2004.
Two-spot ladybirds are small native species whose numbers are declining. The role of harlequin ladybirds in this decline is not well understood.
This study...
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There is an urgent need to increase the efficiency and sustainability of agriculture to feed our growing global human population. Biodiversity is essential for the resilience of ecosystems on agricultural land, sustainability and long-term food security. FRAMEwork aims to conserve biodiversity by...
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Contents
Background
Is fox control important?
What are the alternatives to snaring?
Components of a well-designed snare
Hardware vs practice
Key controversies
Injury and death
Accidental capture of pets
Accidental capture of wildlife
Background
Q: What is the central issue?A: Snares are consi...
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We agree that Government needs to take a fresh approach to tackling this disease. In the 1970s and 1980s the then Ministry of Agriculture seemed to be on course to eliminate TB entirely from British cattle. But since then things have been allowed to get worse - mainly because of uncertainty about...
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Lagopus lagopus scotica
The red grouse is a bird of heather moorland with a range restricted to areas of blanket bog and upland shrub heath. It is a subspecies of the willow grouse (L. l. lagopus), whose range extends across the northern latitudes of Europe, Asia and North America. The red grouse...
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