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In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on yesterday's emergency roundtable meeting on SFI, with the Farming Minister criticised for providing lack of clarity on the what the future redesign of SFI will look like, and for showing a lack of empathy for those farmers who missed out on SFI. She also reports on farmers defending Scottish Minister Mairi Gougeon and criticising the level abuse she received online, as she announced she is stepping down from her post after more that half of her life in politics. And don't forget to sign up to our free webinar on Inheritance Tax ( March 27), where an expert panel will be unpicking any updates from the Spring Statement the day before

Liberal Democrat MP for North East Fife, Wendy Chamberlain, accused the Government of failing to consider the impact of its proposed IHT changes on Scottish tenant farmers, despite raising the problem ‘four times in the last three months'

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

As farmers head to the polls, a General Election survey suggests Labour could be on course to win a majority of over 200 seats in Parliament

Scottish First Minister John Swinney said the UK Government must increase funding for farming to at least pre-Brexit levels

Drew Hendry, Scottish National Party candidate for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-Shire, has written a blog for Farmers Guardian ahead of the General Election

Scottish Government has confirmed financial limitations has forced the SNP's to cut plans on the veterinary service

Farmers Guardian has run a poll asking agricultural workers which party they are going to vote for at the next 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