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NFU Scotland said current proposals for the creation of a third National Park in Galloway fail to show 'benefit' to farmers, food producers and the rural economy

"She (Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon) must allow us to have a say whether we have a National Park or not"

NFU Scotland said existing parks have failed to make a positive contribution for farming and rural communities

News reported in Farmers Guardian highlighting NFU Scotland’s challenge over National Parks struck a chord, one which I hope will go on reverberating until the entire edifice of National Parks is challenged

'Enough is Enough' say agricultural workers and rural community who take to the streets in wake of Storm Isha

Farmers hoped the new chief executive would adopt a long-term vision where traditional Lakeland farming was recognised and rewarded for its benefits to local economy and a sustainable environment

Professor Julia Aglionby said pitching farming for food as the destroyer of nature was 'disingenuous, lazy and damaging'

The selected projects will now begin their two-year development phase to finalise arrangements

Defra Secretary promises a raft of measures including a new National Park to help connect people to nature