Bad week for

Joined-up thinking

The day after the Scottish Government unveiled its unpopular hunting bill, its leading advisor on wildlife management, Naturescot, called for more fox control to prevent the decimation of the capercaillie, together with other ground-nesting birds

Food prices

The NFU is highlighting the rising costs of production—of gas to heat greenhouses, fertiliser and animal feed—and lack of Ukrainian labour

Islanders

Residents of Barra in the Western Isles are complaining about the unreliability of the ferry service to the mainland, which is resulting in rotting food and marooned people

Bats at the border

Plans for a post-brexit animal- and food-inspection post in Pembrokeshire have been dropped after the discovery of bats at the site; it is illegal to destroy bat habitat