Uncertainty over future farming support is 'damaging confidence' ahead of General Election

Soil Association Scotland has called on Scottish political parties to address the 'funding gap' in agriculture as a top priority at the next General Election

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Soil Association Scotland co-director David McKay: "Rural businesses have to plan ahead, and the uncertainty over future support is damaging to confidence."
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Soil Association Scotland co-director David McKay: "Rural businesses have to plan ahead, and the uncertainty over future support is damaging to confidence."

A farming charity has called on Scottish political parties to address the 'funding gap' in agriculture as a top priority at the next General Election. David McKay, co-director at Soil Association Scotland,...

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