infographic By Robert Macdonald, NFU Scotland LFA Committee Chair "OVER THE last five weeks, NFU Scotland has highlighted the significant progress which has been achieved in delivering stability to farming and crofting in Scotland’s less favoured areas. Just last year, there was real and urgent concern about the threat of payments through the Less Favoured Areas Support Scheme (LFASS) dropping to 40% of 2018 levels. The steadfast work of NFU Scotland’s LFA Committee has ensured that the significant contribution of LFA farming and crofting has been clearly recognised and acknowledged. Last year, the LFA Committee published the union’s proposals for mid-term stability in ‘Less Favoured Areas – Delivering for Scotland’ which you can read here https://bit.ly/3dTAtEI