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Rent freezes could have decades-long consequences for the private rented sector in rural Scotland.

The Scottish Government has unveiled plans for a four-tier support scheme, but NFU Scotland warned there are still no ‘detailed policy options’ on the table.

Conservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak was grilled by farmers and the press during an NFU hustings held at the union’s headquarters in Stoneleigh last week. Abi Kay reports on the highlights.

TFA Cymru has highlighted significant concerns about how tenant farmers will access the new Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) in Wales.

We have been experiencing a more typical British summer than the past three years of scorching sun and high temperatures.

I have recently returned from an interesting few days visiting farms and conservation projects in Latvia.

June is the month that our new Holland telehandler goes back after its year long stay as part of the Up to Speed scheme with the Prince’s Countryside Fund.

Concerns have been raised about the ‘clarity’ and ‘practicality’ of Government guidance in relation to how the Sustainable Farming Initiative (SFI) will apply to areas of common land.

The application window for the Government’s Lump Sum Exit Scheme has now opened to help farmers exit the sector in a ‘managed’ way.

Landowners and tenant farmers have been urged to work together if they want to capitilise on the Government’s new agricultural policy, it has been revealed.