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Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael says governments would be better helping farmers to meet their input costs

SNP leader John Swinney has been criticised after proposing a statutory limit on the price of some food items

Ahead of May's election, Jim Fairlie writes on how the SNP has put the interests of farmers and crofters first in its near 20-year term in office, and how the party will back the farming sector in the future if it wins a fifth election

Scottish Conservative Leader Russell Findlay is due to pledge multi-annual funding as a key commitment to farmers in the party's election manifesto, placing pressure on Scottish First Minister John Swinney to make a similar commitment to the sector

The former Rural Affairs Secretary said the SNP had 'self-destructed' and 'turned its back' on farmers

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

"This Budget fails to deliver the funds for farmers and the whole of rural Scotland"

"I urge farmers to continue making their voices heard"

"For generations, farming families have served to grow food for us all. They are a service to their country and they are custodians of the countryside"

The First Minister spoke of taking a partnership approach with the supply chain and Government