Hilly
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What have they decided today ?
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To shut themselves down as they are such a catastrophic waste of tax payers money?
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That "theres no such things as 'chicks with dicks', just guys with tits".
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That farmers with an old Kongskilde springtine cultivator stashed in the nettles are not actually racist
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
!! I declare a bank holiday to celebrate 
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
Any serious answers , scottish farmer has me behind a pay wall im not willing to pay to pass 
LandcruiserLad
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Agriculture and Rural Communities Scotland Bill
www.parliament.scot
A bill has been passed. No detail yet though
TheRanger
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- SW Scotland
paste the link onto here and it removes the paywallAny serious answers , scottish farmer has me behind a pay wall im not willing to pay to pass
https://12ft.io
Most of the online Scottish Farmer headlines are clickbait nonsense these days I find.
Hilly
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TheRanger
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The landmark Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill has been passed by the Scottish Parliament this week.
Legislation aimed at providing more support to farmers has been passed unanimously at Holyrood.
The Bill will require ministers to prepare a five-year rural support plan, dealing with the details of support for farming, forestry and rural development.
The Scottish Government will also be able to create a support framework and provide financial assistance to farmers.
The Bill was backed by 115 MSPs, with none voting against it.
With the primary legislation in place, the next steps involve developing and implementing the new four-tiered support framework from 2026.
Speaking after attending the debate at Holyrood, NFU Scotland’s director of policy Jonnie Hall said: “The Bill reflects so much of what we have pressed for over the last few years. It means we have the tools in place to implement a new agricultural support framework to enable farmers and crofters to deliver the desired outcomes around food production, biodiversity enhancement and climate change mitigation that only they can.
“This legislation is vital as it enables Scotland, in a post-Brexit, post-CAP era, to develop its own approach to future policy and support.
“We have been clear from the start; the Bill must have flexibility and scope to deliver for farmers and crofters across Scotland and much of what we sought is included is in the Bill.
“A profitable, sustainable agricultural industry is key to Scotland’s ambitions and having the powers to deliver the right support is crucial. Powers are one thing; it is how those powers are used that matters most.
“With the primary legislation in place, the task of developing and implementing the new support framework can really begin. Getting this right is critical.
“Farmers and crofters must be recognised and rewarded for actions they take, and incentivised to enable change to improve the resilience, efficiency and profitability of the agriculture sector. Only then will the outcomes we all want be delivered.”
After the legislation was passed, Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon said: “Our vision for agriculture sets out how the government will support farming and food production in Scotland to become a global leader in sustainable and regenerative agriculture.
“The Bill provides a future framework that will help deliver this vision, supporting farmers and crofters to meet our immediate and long-term food needs sustainably and to adapt to new opportunities and challenges.
“It will enable the delivery of support schemes that will ensure that agriculture continues to play its part in cutting emissions, mitigating climate change, enhancing nature and biodiversity, together with food production.
“Our food and farming sectors have a critical role to play in a sustainable, resilient food system.
“As we transition to a new framework of support, we will do this in a way that is just, that ensures no cliff edges in support and by taking our agricultural industry and rural communities with us.”
Hilly
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Hmmm, be interesting to see what the hell they come
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Legislation aiming to provide the framework for Scottish government to support farming and food production in Scotland has been passed unanimously at Holyrood.
The Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill was backed by 115 members of the Scottish parliament, with none voting against it on Tuesday 18 June.
Ministers will now be tasked with creating a five-year, post-Brexit plan, which will replace the EU’s CAP, to support Scottish farming and crofting and rural communities.
See also: NFU Scotland seeks funding pledge in landmark bill
The Scottish government previously announced plans for a new four-tier support scheme, which will be introduced in 2027.
Under the plans, Basic Payment Scheme funding will end in 2026 and a new support scheme will be introduced in 2027.
This will see funding split across four tiers with conditionality attached to farmers receiving payments.
Ministers have pledged that at least 70% of funding will be paid to farmers directly in tiers 1 and 2.
Tiers 3 and 4 will be payments for targeted actions for climate and nature restoration, including tree planting, creating wetlands or restoring peatlands.
Speaking after the landmark bill was passed, rural affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon said: “Agriculture is vital to our economy.
“Our Vision for Agriculture sets out how the government will support farming and food production in Scotland to become a global leader in sustainable and regenerative agriculture.
“Our food and farming sectors have a critical role to play in a sustainable, resilient food system.
“As we transition to a new framework of support, we will do this in a way that is just, that ensures no cliff edges in support and takes our agricultural industry and rural communities with us.”
Director of policy Jonnie Hall said: “The bill reflects so much of what we have pressed for over the last few years.
“It means we have the tools in place to implement a new agricultural support framework to enable farmers and crofters to deliver the desired outcomes around food production, biodiversity enhancement and climate change mitigation that only they can.
“A profitable, sustainable agricultural industry is key to Scotland’s ambitions and having the powers to deliver the right support is crucial. Powers are one thing; it is how those powers are used that matters most.”
Scottish Greens rural affairs spokesperson Ariane Burgess said the bill will also enable Scottish rural communities and farms to be at the heart of a transition to a greener future.
The bill still requires Royal Assent to become an act.
Landmark Scottish agriculture bill signed into law
Philip Case19 June 2024
Legislation aiming to provide the framework for Scottish government to support farming and food production in Scotland has been passed unanimously at Holyrood.
The Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill was backed by 115 members of the Scottish parliament, with none voting against it on Tuesday 18 June.
Ministers will now be tasked with creating a five-year, post-Brexit plan, which will replace the EU’s CAP, to support Scottish farming and crofting and rural communities.
See also: NFU Scotland seeks funding pledge in landmark bill
The Scottish government previously announced plans for a new four-tier support scheme, which will be introduced in 2027.
Under the plans, Basic Payment Scheme funding will end in 2026 and a new support scheme will be introduced in 2027.
This will see funding split across four tiers with conditionality attached to farmers receiving payments.
Ministers have pledged that at least 70% of funding will be paid to farmers directly in tiers 1 and 2.
Tiers 3 and 4 will be payments for targeted actions for climate and nature restoration, including tree planting, creating wetlands or restoring peatlands.
Speaking after the landmark bill was passed, rural affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon said: “Agriculture is vital to our economy.
“Our Vision for Agriculture sets out how the government will support farming and food production in Scotland to become a global leader in sustainable and regenerative agriculture.
“Our food and farming sectors have a critical role to play in a sustainable, resilient food system.
“As we transition to a new framework of support, we will do this in a way that is just, that ensures no cliff edges in support and takes our agricultural industry and rural communities with us.”
NFUS approval
NFU Scotland has welcomed the passing of the legislation, which provides for continued direct payments to farmers and support targeted at particular products and sectors, as well as providing support under exceptional market conditions.Director of policy Jonnie Hall said: “The bill reflects so much of what we have pressed for over the last few years.
“It means we have the tools in place to implement a new agricultural support framework to enable farmers and crofters to deliver the desired outcomes around food production, biodiversity enhancement and climate change mitigation that only they can.
“A profitable, sustainable agricultural industry is key to Scotland’s ambitions and having the powers to deliver the right support is crucial. Powers are one thing; it is how those powers are used that matters most.”
Scottish Greens rural affairs spokesperson Ariane Burgess said the bill will also enable Scottish rural communities and farms to be at the heart of a transition to a greener future.
The bill still requires Royal Assent to become an act.
Donkey Oaty
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- Aberdeenshire
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- Highland
So they voted to decide that they will decide something later. Woohoo.
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It’s a step fwd from making an announcement that they’re going to make an announcement.
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From the above: "Amendments already secured by Ms Burgess mean that activities that will be eligible for financial support will now include providing clean air and water and improving access to nature; starting a nature restoration business; and investing in nature-based enterprises and organisations in rural areas"
All well and good, guess I missed the bit about producing food.
All well and good, guess I missed the bit about producing food.
Ms Burgess will also be moving amendments that would support small to medium scale farmers, crofters and growers seeking to purchase land for food production.
Ms Burgess added: “Small scale farmers play an invaluable role in our food production and in their communities, but, with the current pressures, many are finding it harder to run a sustainable business.
“Many of them are young and new entrants, and I hope that this bill will provide them with extra support to allow them to purchase and enhance the land around them.”
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