Rural Payments and Services

News

• New bovine TB controls

  9 October, 2015

  Legislation covering specified non-bovine species comes into force.

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• 2015 payments update

  9 October, 2015

  Update on 2015 payments

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• Environmental Co-operation Action Fund

  6 October, 2015

  Support scheme open for applications

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• Farm payment euro rate

  1 October, 2015

  Exchange rate confirmed for 2015 direct payments scheme

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• Retailers and food companies should 'support Scottish farmers'

  29 September, 2015

  Rural Affairs Secretary calls for high street coffee chains to source Scottish.

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• Urgent UK farm talks call

  16 September, 2015

  Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead requests funding split talks

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• Farming minister responds to EU funding package

  9 September, 2015

  Answers needed over Commission's €500 million support for farmers.

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• New PF06 Land Maintenance Form

  9 September, 2015

  ‘Land Business Change Form’ changed based on feedback.

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• Pesticides Disposal Scheme

  9 September, 2015

  Results of scheme published

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• Food and drink turnover hits record high

  9 September, 2015

  Industry figures shatter £14 billion barrier

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