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Royal Highland Show: Safeguarding small suckler cow herds a 'key priority' for farming's future success

SAC Consulting Highlands and Islands said Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon's statement on change to the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme could provide a positive change for smaller beef producers

Chris Brayford
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"This is a sensible and proportionate step which we have asked the Scottish Government to take."
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"This is a sensible and proportionate step which we have asked the Scottish Government to take."

Protecting Scotland's smaller suckler herds in some of the most remote and fragile areas has been recognised with changes to support payments at the Royal Highland Show. Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi...

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