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Delinked payments reduced for farmers in 2025 budget cuts
19 hours ago — He explained: “For those who would have received a payment of more than £30,000 in 2025, anything exceeding £30,000 will be reduced to nil. Any amount up to £30,000 will be reduced by 76%. “In practice, this means that the maximum delinked payment amount receivable in 2025 will be £7,200." Farmers should also consider how they can ...
Millions in farming aid returns to Scottish agriculture
1 hour ago — Millions of pounds of agricultural funding will be returned to the sector, according to Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney, who made the commitment at this year’s AgriScot. Speaking at the NFU Scotland debate, the First Minister said: “The £46m which the Scottish Government has utilised for short-term purposes to deal with inflation ...
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How agriculture fuels over half of UK food emissions claims
1 hour ago — ASA doubles down on risk of greenwashing with misleading 'regen ag' claims. The Net Zero Transition Plan, published earlier this month, has highlighted that agriculture is responsible for more than half of all UK Food system emissions. While ‘regen’ is all the rage at the moment and the growing enthusiasm for its farming principles is to be ...
Scottish Government unveils new policies impacting agriculture
Apr 19, 2024 — The Scottish Government’s suite of new policies have been announced at Holyrood in full. Tier 2 of the agriculture future support framework will be important for delivering outcomes for climate and nature. Following the First Minister’s announcement in February that the funding for Tiers 1 and 2 will constitute at least 70% of the overall ...
Budget and legislative changes on rural landowners
Oct 13, 2024 — The Scottish agricultural sector is potentially facing one of the biggest shifts in legislative and budgetary frameworks in a generation. Fears are growing that the agriculture fund could be cut after years of underspending and the Budget is set to outline new rules on taxation as part of the Government’s pledge to stabilise the economy.
Government estimate predicts average harvest | The Scottish Farmer
Oct 18, 2024 — Despite the ever-challenging weather conditions the Scottish government estimates this year’s harvest to fall just above the ten-year average. The average production results predicted by ScotGov are for winter barley, OSR and wheat and estimate a total of around 3.1mt of cereal. The report also predicts that the total area of cereals grown in ...
Report urges Scotland to lead sustainable farming revolution
Dec 1, 2023 — A newly published report is calling for a major shift in farming policy for Scotland to become a leader in sustainable and regenerative food production and address the challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and economic uncertainties. Titled: "The Potential for Nature-based Solutions in Scottish Agriculture", commissioned by the ...
Weather affects Scotland’s 2024 harvest outcomes
Oct 14, 2024 — The average yields so far based on NFUS survey responses: Spring barley – 6.29 tonnes per hectare (t/ha) Winter barley – 7.26 t/ha. Winter wheat – 8.51 t/ha. Spring oats – 6.96 t/ha. Oilseed rape – 3.45 t/ha. Rye – 7.0 t/ha. The 2023 Scottish harvest faced mixed results due to challenging weather, with crops like wheat and barley ...