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Scottish government urged to rethink position on precision breeding policy
Labour faces backlash over law change allowing chickens to be carried by their legs
Horticulture and poultry sectors receive boost as 45,000 visas announced
Ruth Davis named UK's first special representative for nature at COP16
Farmers urged to fill tanks before fuel duty hike looms ahead of autumn budget
MP Alistair Carmichael raises fears over farming impacts of inheritance tax reforms
EU forecasts positive outlook for agriculture amid arable struggles
Tributes pour in as farming world remembers Alex Salmond
LFASS vote passes in at Holyrood rural committee
Tim Eagle is appointed shadow cabinet secretary for rural affairs in Tory reshuffle
Funds for Scottish hill farmers diverted—Holyrood under fire
Fergus Ewing slams Scottish Government over farmers' funds
Scottish government flip on wood-burning stove legislation after backlash
Steve Barclay says many farming businesses ‘unlikely to survive’ without support
More delays predicted for Defra's Farming Recovery Fund
Campaigners against Galloway National Park plan condemn 'dirty tricks'
Scottish Crofting Federation delighted that KTIF funding will support crofters
Enraged my Keir Starmer's extravagant lifestyle
Scottish Government confirm BPS payments 10% slower than 2023
Labour told to increase farm budget to £3.8bn in Autumn Statement
Debate over LFASS payment extension stalls as MSPs seek more policy details
MPs meet Quality Meat Scotland to discuss red meat challenges
Report demonstrates that crofting is a truly valuable asset to Scotland
Government expands bluetongue virus restricted zone as cases rise in seven counties
Government 'listening good and hard' to farmers but budget cut not ruled out
NFU pushes for £5.6bn agriculture budget increase at Liberal Democrats conference
Government halts controversial 'Not for EU' food labelling after industry backlash
Labour urged to revise rural policy for UK food security, warns MP Carmichael
UK extends suspension of import checks for EU fruit and vegetables until July 2025
Post-brexit veterinary control failures are now crippling the UK meat industry
MSP Finlay Carson questions time allowed for National Park consultation
Environment minister declines to commit to farmer funding before Budget
Government urged to commit to rewilding 30% of Britain’s land and seas by 2030
Could agriculture face a tax bomb shell next month?
The Scottish Government - short on facts
Scotland must stabilise herd before saving the planet, warns meat industry
Sunak urges Starmer to legally guarantee national food security target
Tractors take to Westminster ahead of Back British Farming Day event
Alistair Carmichael announced as rural affairs select committee chair
UK Government Autumn Budget in October a crucial day for Scottish agriculture
Farmers count pennies as politicians promise pounds for rural Scotland
Support payments for 2024 are expected to hit bank accounts by week’s end
Scottish Government assurance of three more years for the ewe hogg scheme
Euro Notebook - Reset with Europe spin or substance?
Scottish Government continues to promise rural cash return
English environmental budget cut by £100m with hundreds of thousands of hectares hit
£500K cut from land reform budget via 'reprofiling spending'
Reminder that Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme now open
Mixed response to crofting consultation
UK and Scottish Governments' failure on winter fuel payments threatens farmers
Euro Notebook - Dairy farmers in firing line of EU/China trade war
Scottish Land and Estates urges government to reconsider Nature Restoration Fund cuts
SRUC awarded £700k to measure cattle emissions
Scottish government redirects nature restoration funds to settle council pay dispute