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Scotland extends bluetongue restriction zone across entire country
Rejoining the EU as a member state no longer off the agenda
Farmers challenge SSEN over safety at major power hearing
NFU demands early SFI reopening after funding runs out
Fairlie says farmers know bluetongue risks as campaign rejected
Retailers warn Scottish food price cap would fail shoppers
NFU demands budget support to bolster food security
Countryside Alliance urges Burnham to reverse ‘family farm tax’
NSA blasts SFI chaos as £233m budget disappears in hours
SFI funding pot exhausted within hours as farmer demand surges
Processors put Scottish Government food price cap under pressure
£296m in farming support paid to 81% of eligible Scottish businesses
Cheap food sounds good. But who pays the price?
Industry leaders warn Scottish food price caps could backfire
EU launches pro-farmer food procurement ideas – could we follow its lead?
Blunkett warns Labour as rural anger mounts
Douglas Ross joins AIC Scotland as policy manager
MSP claims minister ignored farmers’ vaccination cost concerns
Lib Dem MSP seeks clarity on Scotland’s bluetongue response
‘Warm words’ not enough as farmers press UK Government
Why are MPs wearing wheat badges at Prime Minister's Questions today?
More than 100 MPs demand farm inheritance tax u-turn
Industry warns forestry merger could hit woodland creation targets
New Scottish Government plans put communities at heart of renewables
Reform targets farm tax, bureaucracy and imported food standards
Countryside Alliance calls for reset in Government’s rural approach
Farmers submit 17,000 applications as £225m grants pot closes
Government opens latest competition for agricultural innovation projects
ARIOB scrapped as Scottish Government launches new land group
Reform MSP criticises delays threatening Scottish farm payments
Farmers v consumers, ScotGov's worrying priorities inversion
New politcal season – but same problems persist for agriculture
More than 1200 Scottish farmers face BPS payment hold due to FFIS checks
Ministers promise to protect farmers under proposed food caps
Swinney insists SNP food price cap plan 'unchanged' despite pressure to drop it
Prime minister urged to scrap inheritance tax changes in October Budget
A perfect economic storm is brewing for food prices
Why Potatoes in Practice was worth the wait
MSP welcomes new funding for farmers and crofters
‘Terrifying’: are we really paying attention to what’s happening to Scotland’s birds?
Farmers demand independent scrutiny after controversial Tyrone cattle cull
How much has Scottish Government spent on rural payments platform?
FFIS changes aim to rebuild farmer confidence after first round
Farmers face changing times and a loss of political support
Successful FFIS applicants eligible for fresh funding this winter
Second-round Future Farming Investment Scheme grants open winter 2026
Glyphosate curbs could make Scotland’s harvest even more weather dependent
Will Burnham's government change course for agriculture?
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter joins Defra as Burnham reshapes ministerial team
Burnham promises change – but will it be for the better?
Independent review calls for stronger future at SRUC Elmwood campus
Harriet Cross urges new Defra secretary Angela Eagle to back British farming
Open the hill gate and let farmers get on with the job
Caithness Show puts farming challenges firmly in political spotlight