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Scotland's beef farmers call for urgent clarity on new scheme rules

Farmers had hoped to hear further details at last week's NFU Scotland's conference

Rachael Brown
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Scotland's beef farmers call for urgent clarity on new scheme rules

NFU Scotland has called on the Scottish Government to urgently bring forward details on its proposed reform of the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) which supports beef suckler herds. Farmers...

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