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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.
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Sheep and Goat Inventory is now live
2 December, 2024
The Sheep and Goat Inventory is a mandatory requirement and is now available to complete online.
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Scottish Land Commission appointments approved by Parliament
28 November, 2024
Ministers have welcomed Parliamentary approval of three new proposed Commissioners to the Scottish Land Commission.
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Ministers call for increased agriculture and marine funding
28 November, 2024
Ahead of a meeting with National Farmers' Union of Scotland, Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon and Finance Secretary Shona Robison wrote to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury...
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Agricultural wages board - minimum wage proposal update
25 November, 2024
A single minimum hourly rate for all agricultural workers, irrespective of age and duties has been proposed by the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board.
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2024 Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme (SUSSS) closing soon
18 November, 2024
The 2024 Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme (SUSSS) application window closes at midnight on Saturday 30 November.
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New Integrated Pest Management guidance page launched
18 November, 2024
A new Integrated Pest Management (IPM) guidance page has recently been launched to help farmers, growers and land managers adopt different IPM approaches.
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