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Scottish Budget

Details of the Scottish Government's spending plans.

Publication date: 03 February 2026

Agricultural wages in Scotland: guide for workers and employers - twenty ninth edition

The Agricultural Wages Order and guidance for workers and employers details the minimum hourly rates of pay and other terms and conditions for agricultural workers in Scotland.

Publication date: 21 March 2025
Type: Advice and guidance

Avian influenza (bird flu) outbreaks

Latest situation including current outbreaks and measures in place to prevent the spread of the disease.

Publication date: 22 February 2023
Type: Factsheet

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Avian influenza (bird flu): how to spot and report the disease

22 July 2026

Avian influenza (bird flu): movement of carcases or carcase samples for investigation - general licence

22 July 2026

Avian influenza (bird flu): movement of mammals in Prevention Zone - general licence

22 July 2026

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Consultations

Border Control Posts (BCPs) - minimum location requirements: consultation analysis

03 July 2026

Scotland's fourth land use strategy: consultation analysis

18 March 2026

Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2008 - action programme: consultation response - review of measures

17 March 2026

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Statistics and research

Agriculture - Government-backed loans: research

16 July 2026

Scottish farm business income: annual estimates 2024-2025

15 July 2026

Scottish agriculture greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen use: 2024-25

09 June 2026

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News

10 July 2026 11:00

£2 million for independent pig producers

Support available to those most at risk from drop in pig prices.

24 June 2026 09:56

Glue trap ban comes into force

Better welfare outcomes and protection for Scotland’s wildlife.

23 June 2026 09:30

£1 million for ‘Climate Forests’

Trees to transform landscapes in Central Scotland.

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Agricultural wages in Scotland: guide for workers and employers - twenty ninth edition

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Avian influenza (bird flu): how to spot and report the disease

Avian influenza (bird flu): movement of carcases or carcase samples for investigation - general licence

Avian influenza (bird flu): movement of mammals in Prevention Zone - general licence

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Border Control Posts (BCPs) - minimum location requirements: consultation analysis

Scotland's fourth land use strategy: consultation analysis

Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2008 - action programme: consultation response - review of measures

Statistics and research

Agriculture - Government-backed loans: research

Scottish farm business income: annual estimates 2024-2025

Scottish agriculture greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen use: 2024-25

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£2 million for independent pig producers

Glue trap ban comes into force

£1 million for ‘Climate Forests’

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