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In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black discusses the concerns that the budget for Environmental Land Management schemes could be cut in the upcoming spending review, Scottish Government has announced it has shelved plans for a new National Park in Galloway, FETF opens for applications and an uplift is announced to the HLS scheme

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