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The Scottish farming Union said the deal could provide farmers and crofters with an additional income stream for farmers and crofters

Caroline Millar, a member of NFU Scotland's Board, has been leading the 'Diversity Discussion' project so far, alongside the Union's Next Generation policy advisor Lucy McGillivray

Farming Minister Sir Mark Spencer says Defra is confident the phase out will free-up more money for ELM schemes

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NFU Scotland president Martin Kennedy has urged the Scottish First Minister to help farmers meet their full potential as a key component in Scotland's future prosperity

NFU Scotland president Martin Kennedy said the ‘delayed' release of the Sea Eagle Management Scheme had been ‘enormously disappointing'

The Scottish Government is to abandon its ‘world-leading’ goal to cut carbon emissions by 75 per cent by 2030

Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, has once again called for better ‘rural-proofing’ of policies in the wake of the debacle over a ban on wood-burning stoves in new homes

NFU Scotland said, proposals from Scottish Government of a ban on the use of enriched cages to house laying hens for egg production would lead to retailers importing eggs from elsewhere with ‘no better or potentially worse welfare standards'

Commissioners say schemes should be ‘efficient, effective and economically viable for farmers’