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Delinked payments reduced for farmers in 2025 budget cuts
18 hours ago · He explained: “For those who would have received a payment of more than £30,000 in 2025, anything exceeding £30,000 will be reduced to nil. Any amount up to £30,000 will be reduced by 76%. “In practice, this means that the maximum delinked payment amount receivable in 2025 will be £7,200." Farmers should also consider how they can ...
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The latest farming news from The Scottish Farmer, covering agriculture, rural affairs, and weather impacts on Scotland's harvest.
Swinney: Inheritance tax reforms ‘chilling effect’ on Scottish farming
17 hours ago · Inheritance tax reforms introduced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget are already having a “chilling effect” on farming and rural businesses in Scotland, John Swinney has said. Speaking ahead of an address at the AgriScot conference in Edinburgh on Wednesday, the First Minister said the decision to remove some inheritance tax relief from ...
Tax changes risk 'devastating' impact on family farms
Nov 7, 2024 · Jeremy Moody, secretary and advisor at CAAV, has highlighted the additional strain these tax reforms may pose to farmers. Mr Moody highlighted the financial strain these tax changes will place on farmers and landowners, noting that a farm valued at £4m could face up to £600,000 in tax liability, a potentially crippling investment that could ...
Scottish Government unveils new policies impacting agriculture
Apr 19, 2024 · The Scottish Government’s suite of new policies have been announced at Holyrood in full. Tier 2 of the agriculture future support framework will be important for delivering outcomes for climate and nature. Following the First Minister’s announcement in February that the funding for Tiers 1 and 2 will constitute at least 70% of the overall ...
Government estimate predicts average harvest | The Scottish Farmer
Oct 18, 2024 · Despite the ever-challenging weather conditions the Scottish government estimates this year’s harvest to fall just above the ten-year average. The average production results predicted by ScotGov are for winter barley, OSR and wheat and estimate a total of around 3.1mt of cereal. The report also predicts that the total area of cereals grown in ...
Weather affects Scotland’s 2024 harvest outcomes
Oct 14, 2024 · The average yields so far based on NFUS survey responses: Spring barley – 6.29 tonnes per hectare (t/ha) Winter barley – 7.26 t/ha. Winter wheat – 8.51 t/ha. Spring oats – 6.96 t/ha. Oilseed rape – 3.45 t/ha. Rye – 7.0 t/ha. The 2023 Scottish harvest faced mixed results due to challenging weather, with crops like wheat and barley ...
The Scottish Agricultural Awards finalists announced
Oct 2, 2023 · The Scottish Farmer, AgriScot, and the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) are excited to proudly announce all the finalists to this year’s Scottish Agricultural Awards. The event taking place at the Crowne Plaza in Glasgow on October 26th, will see 35 finalists battle it out over 12 categories.
Scotland’s farm funds no longer ringfenced | The Scottish Farmer
Oct 31, 2024 · The ringfenced agricultural budget for Scotland appears to have been amalgamated into the Scottish Government’s block grant, according to information from the Treasury seen by The Scottish Farmer. This means that, unlike the ringfenced addition to the block grant established in the 2021 Spending Review, the Barnett formula will now apply in ...