Scottish Government
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
Politics
First Minister John Swinney said his Government would return the £46 million taken away from the agriculture Budget in previous years but could not guarantee a commitment to longer-term funding due to only having 'information' for one financial year
13 November 2024
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4 min read
Livestock
The Government said there also been a long-term trend in the decline of cattle numbers
28 October 2024
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1 min read
Livestock
Previous surveys by Quality Meat Scotland have never recorded a value above £100 million
16 October 2024
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2 min read
Politics
The Scottish Greens claimed the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Act 2023 was acting as a 'loophole' in the fox hunting ban. But politicians argued the legislation's licensing scheme had enabled farmers to control predators on farmland
07 October 2024
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2 min read
Politics
"Every crofter has different strengths and areas of expertise, and it is expected that all participants will have knowledge to share, leading to skills development across the whole community"
05 October 2024
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4 min read
