Scottish Government
Politics
Chair of Food and Agriculture Stakeholder Taskforce (FAST), Neil Wilson said the funding needs to be seen to be an investment into the industry and rural economy
14 April 2025
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3 min read
Livestock
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) chair Kate Rowell said concerns arising from the Autumn Budget had highlighted the need for 'continued engagement' with both UK and Scottish Government
02 April 2025
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1 min read
Farm Business
John Swinney highlighted concerns about Inheritance Tax changes, committed to ultra high frequency EID and confirmed Gov would not reintroduce lynx to Scotland
07 February 2025
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2 min read
Farm Business
NFU Scotland is calling on all farming and crofting members to complete its 2025 Intentions Survey with a message of ‘help us help you’
10 January 2025
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2 min read
Tenancy
As Scotland’s first ever Tenant Farming Commissioner steps down at the end of his term, FG's chief reporter Rachael Brown spoke with Dr Bob McIntosh on the future of the tenanted sector
20 December 2024
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4 min read
Farming in Five
Description: In today's Farming in Five, Chief Reporter Rachael Brown reports on reaction to the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer's comments that the purpose of the inheritance tax reform was to raise revenue in the Budget. Shortly after making these comments, his Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner said on a webinar hosted by the Tenant Farmers Association that far too many farmers are dependent on Government support schemes, and the new environmental schemes are about using public money for public goods, not about farming support – 'that comes alongside it.' Elsewhere, fairness in the supply chain will be the focus of a new inquiry by the Efra Committee. MPs will examine a range of key issues affecting the sector, including the levels of support for domestic food production, access to affordable and healthy food, labour shortages in the supply chain, and food prices.
20 December 2024
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1 min read
Politics
"Scottish farmers and crofters deserved a Budget that recognised their indispensable role in Scotland’s rural and national prosperity"
05 December 2024
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4 min read
Politics
Ben McClymont, chair of NFU Scotland Next Generation committee has called on MSPs to back the next generation of farmers in the Scottish Budget on December 4
01 December 2024
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2 min read
Farming in Five
Scottish farmers rally at Holyrood to voice their concerns about the upcoming Scottish budget, weather woes hit the country's farmers once again and FG's Save Britain's Family Farms campaign continues to support the industry after last week's protest
28 November 2024
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1 min read
