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Scottish farmers and crofters are facing a further delay to the introduction of a new support scheme, with Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon proposing a ‘hybrid system’ in 2025.

Scotland’s rural communities risk entering severe fuel poverty this winter after ‘falling between the cracks’ of the UK Government’s energy support scheme, Scottish Land and Estates has warned.

Farmers have been urged to apply for the latest round of the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund.

More than 300 NFU Scotland members from all over the country rallied outside the Scottish Parliament last week under the banner ‘#Food Needs A Farmer’.

The Scottish Government is being urged to do more to control feral pigs, as fears of an African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak grow.

Women are being put off farming because of a perception that the work is unsuitable for them, according to a new Scottish Government report.

A project designed to prove the potential of green hydrogen power in a farm situation is being carried out in South Aberdeenshire.

Shearing teams from across the globe have been encouraged to apply for the 2023 Golden Shears World Sheep Shearing and Wool Handling Championships.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon may not have mentioned farming when she announced her ‘Building a New Scotland’ economic plan this week, but many of the proposals, if ever enacted, would have a direct effect on the industry.

NFU Scotland’s ‘Food Needs a Farmer’ rally outside the Scottish Parliament is not due until November 2, but already politicians in Scotland are bickering about the degree to which they will support it.