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Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has confirmed she will not be standing as an SNP candidate in next year's Scottish Parliamentary elections. Has she served Scottish farmers well during her time in Government?

In this week's podcast Katie Jones talks to two livestock farmers about bale grazing; how it works for them, the challenges, and the advantages

New marketing pool says the crop can increase profits and help environment

More needs to be done to raise public awareness, say campaigners

Four of the nine awards, covering farm shops, pick-your-own businesses, restaurants and farmers' markets, were scooped up by Devonshire businesses

Radio 1 presenter says new rural role will be 'enriching'

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown analyses the fall out from the closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), with the Farming Minister telling MPs that farmers were not given notice on closure as it would have led to a 'further spike in applications'. The National Trust says Defra's decision to close SFI to new applications will leave farmers facing a 'four month funding gap'. And she takes a look at the NFU's farmer confidence survey which is reportedly at an 'all time low'

A guide to next steps for farmers following Defra's decision to stop further scheme applications

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