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  • Photograph of a river in the middle of a woodland

    Investing in nature - 22 September

    New funding to help projects grow.

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  • Croft at West Burrafirt, Shetland, built with the aid of funding from the Croft House Grant Scheme.

    Renewed support for crofts in Scotland - 20 September

    New payments made to support crofting families.

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  • Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Mairi Gougeon

    Cabinet Secretary reflects on Programme for Government (PfG) - 12 September

    Originally published in the Scottish Farmer on 11 September.

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June Agricultural Census extended

Aerial photograph of a farm steading Read More ...

Agricultural Reform Programme (ARP)

Tractor baling silage Read More ...
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  • Archive and Updates

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  • Land Parcel Identification System

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  • Agricultural Reform Programme

    Changes to agricultural policy and the replacement of CAP

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