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A total of £964 million has been allocated to the Rural Affairs and Islands portfolio in the Scottish budget.

As we are set to begin a new year, it is worth taking a moment to look back at an eventful 2022.

Farmers and crofters will have a Christmas bonus in the form of the Scottish Government starting to make the first tranche of its Less Favoured Area…

A total of £964 million has been allocated to Scottish agriculture and the rural economy for 2023-2024, the Scottish government has confirmed.

The economic downturn, changing farm policy, the biodiversity crisis and soaring input prices will be critical influences within rural sector in 2023.

On soil testing, the decision to align the claim period within the calendar year of January 1 to December 31 – albeit with another two months to…

Until recently, it’s unlikely many of Scotland’s farmers would have been able to tell you what a carbon audit was.

The £33 million reduction in ring-fenced agricultural funds will have no impact on existing commitments or schemes, and has no impact on the…

Demand for carbon audits by Scottish farmers in the first six months of the year has exceeded the number of undertaken over the whole of last year.

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