Meeting description: Discussion on the impact of weather on agricultural businesses and asking MSPs to make the case to Scottish Government for derogations to greening regulations that would help farmers and crofters mitigate the impacts. NFU Scotland raised concerns about the road designation of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route were raised and MSPs asked NFU Scotland to provide examples of how farmers would be disadvantaged. MSPs were asked to work with the agricultural industry to discuss and develop measures to assist farmers and crofters improve on carbon emissions within a discussion regarding the Climate Change (Emissions Reductions Targets) Bill.
Topic label: Climate