Mairi Gougeon

Scottish Land and Estates says compensation rules may deter landlords from offering contracts

NFU Scotland welcomes the move and says it is in response to exceptional level of demand for farmer support

To celebrate the 50th anniversary, Mairi Gougeon officially opened the new cheddar facilities building

The Cabinet Secretary attended this year’s largest food and beverage trade show with Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) to shine a spotlight on Scottish red meat

Do National Parks provide benefits for farming and rural communities?

Scottish Land & Estates said rural Scotland needs clear policy direction and funding for its multi-faceted role in delivering for nature, climate and food production

Quality Meat Scotland chair Kate Rowell said supermarkets must now send a clear message to farmers that they support and back their high reputational standards over lower welfare farming and cheap imports

Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon said Scottish Government will not be accepting recommendations from the Climate Change Committee to 'support' farmers in lowering livestock numbers on-farm

NatureScot's report said 54% of responses during the consultation process opposed the National Park proposal, while only 42% of responses supported it

The Green political party said Scottish Government must not be 'swayed' by land-owning lobbyists and farmers in their decision to stop the creation of a third National Park in Scotland