Rural Payments and Services

Farm businesses who are contacted are being encouraged to take part in the Scottish Farm Business Survey. This helps the Scottish and UK Governments assess the impact of changes in agricultural policy on farming businesses.

SAC Consulting are collecting the data on behalf of the Scottish Government and are particularly keen to hear from smaller sized beef and sheep farms, with a turnover of £30,000 to £100,000.

Project Manager Sascha Grierson, from SAC Consulting, said: “We capture a true picture of what’s happening in farming businesses in response to policy change, and environmental and economic shocks such as those caused by climate change, Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic. In these changing times, there has never been a more important time to gather this information.”

Participation is voluntary and confidential, with a network of up to 450 farms in Scotland taking part each year. In return, farmers receive information about their business performance, benchmarking information and a full carbon audit.

For further information please contact: ScottishFarmBUsinessSurvey@sac.co.uk