This year's Farm Business Survey is more important than ever
This year's Scottish Farm Business Survey promises to be a vital exercise in appraising the state of the agricultural nation. A yearly in-depth economic study of Scotland’s farms has been at the forefront of informing its agricultural policy for the last 85 years, and with farmers facing the challenges associated with Covid-19, climate change and Brexit, the survey is arguably more important than ever. First conducted in 1936, in the aftermath of the Great Depression, the survey gathers data which goes to both the Scottish and UK Governments to assess the impact of changes in agricult...