Industry losing confidence in Scotland's 'hardened green agenda'

NFU Scotland have expressed concerns that policy has ‘swung too far the other way' and there was no longer a ‘balanced approach' to farming committed to meeting both food security and environmental needs

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Industry losing confidence in Scotland's 'hardened green agenda'

Farmers and crofters have ‘totally lost confidence' in the Scottish Government's future plans for agriculture and accused ministers of ‘hardening their green agenda'. Speaking at the Royal Highland...

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