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From gaps in grant funding to opportunities for Scottish farmers and crofters; here is the latest farm grants news for your business

The Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs Huw Irranca-Davies confirmed that BPS would continue to be available in 2025

"This support is not only important for farmers and crofters producing a fantastic product from some of the toughest farmland, but also to the local communities which see a huge amount of reinvestment from these businesses"

"Farmers and crofters must prioritise these annual application forms in the next few days"

Daera said farm businesses which have not yet applied are urged to do so now to avoid late claim penalties and to allow enough time to check that their information is accurate

The roundtable will prioritise looking at ‘further and alternative proposals' to achieving additional carbon sequestration within SFS

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said Steve Barclay had been clear the Government would continue the BPS phase-out, and the union are considering how hard they are prepared to ‘fight' on the issue

CLA senior land use policy adviser Cameron Hughes said: "CLA members I speak to are often surprised at the breadth of options available through the Capital Grants scheme."