News by year
News
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Supporting Orkney’s farmers and food producers
11 February, 2025
Plans for new abattoir get funding boost.
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New deal for agriculture
11 February, 2025
Flexible grants to drive efficiency, support nature and climate friendly farming.
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2025 Payments Strategy timetable published
10 February, 2025
The 2025 payment timetable covers Direct Payments and Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) payments.
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Avian Influenza Prevention Zone
27 January, 2025
Avian Influenza Prevention Zone declared in Scotland and England
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The Sheep and Goat Inventory is closing
23 January, 2025
The Sheep and Goat Inventory will close on 30 January 2025.
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Area Monitoring Pilot
8 January, 2025
As we modernise our agricultural support, we will be piloting new ways of working and new technology. As part of that, we are running a pilot of an Area Monitoring Service (AMS).
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Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme 2024 upcoming deadline
18 December, 2024
The Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) 2024 application window will close at midnight on Tuesday 31 December.
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Average year for overall cereal harvest despite challenging wet conditions
12 December, 2024
The Chief Statistician has released figures on the 2024 Scottish harvest. Total cereal production from the 2024 harvest is around 3.0 million tonnes.
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Single case of BSE disease confirmed in Dumfries and Galloway.
6 December, 2024
A case of atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed in a cow on a farm in Dumfries and Galloway.