Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Mairi Gougeon has announced the appointment of three new directors to the board of Quality Meat Scotland. Emma Buckby, Jilly Duncan Grant and Carrie Ruxton will serve on the board for a four year term.
Scottish correspondent Ewan Pate explains why, despite endless consultation with farmers, many fear future policy in Holyrood will be centred upon cutting livestock numbers.
Dee Bank Farm, Mount Road, Leek, Staffordshire,
Easter Kinnear Farm, By Newport-On-Tay, Fife