Agricultural payments: Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
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Sustainable and regenerative agriculture: code of practice
Guidance tool that highlights the types of activities that can be adopted on a farm or croft, that will contribute to the development of sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices in Scotland.
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Rural Support Plan (RSP)
The Rural Support Plan as required in terms of s2 of the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024 outlining the expected use by Scottish Ministers during the plan period of the powers conferred on them by s6 of the Act
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Rural Support Plan (RSP) - Annex
The Rural Support Plan as required in terms of s2 of the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024 outlining the expected use by Scottish Ministers during the plan period of the powers conferred on them by s6 of the Act - support within the four tier framework
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Rural Support Plan (RSP) - consultation statement
The Rural Support Plan as required in terms of s2 of the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024 outlining the expected use by Scottish Ministers during the plan period of the powers conferred on them by s6 of the Act - statement describing the consultation as required by s4(5)
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Scotland's Fourth Land Use Strategy: supporting evidence pack
The evidence pack to support Scotland’s Fourth Land Use Strategy. It draws on published materials to provide a baseline understanding of land in Scotland, and aims to increase awareness of the interplay between landscape, land use and ecosystem services.
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Scotland's fourth land use strategy: consultation analysis
This report provides analysis of responses to a consultation for Scotland’s Fourth Land Use Strategy which ran between 6 August and 5 October 2025.
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Scotland's Fourth Land Use Strategy: islands communities impact assessment
Islands communities impact assessment for Scotland's Fourth Land Use Strategy.
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Scotland's Fourth Land Use Strategy: equality impact assessment
Equality impact assessment for Scotland's Fourth Land Use Strategy.
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Scotland's Fourth Land Use Strategy: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment
Child rights and wellbeing impact assessment for Scotland's Fourth Land Use Strategy.
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National Islands Plan 2026: island communities impact assessment
Island communities impact assessment (ICIA) for the new National Islands Plan.
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Agricultural reform: environmental report - strategic environmental assessment
We are reforming agricultural support. This strategic environmental assessment (SEA) environmental report, required under the Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005, highlights the positive environmental impacts of proposed changes to farming and food production.
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Ecosystem Restoration Code (ERC): engagement phase results and analysis
Paper describing the results and analysis of the Ecosystem Restoration Code (ERC) engagement phase and the priorities identified for the final stages of the ERC project to January 2026.
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Common Agricultural Policy: beneficiary publication guidance
The guidance outlines the data protection principles and requirements for all parties involved in processing personal data to publish data of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) scheme beneficiaries on the Scottish web site as already happens at present under the existing UK Scheme .
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Livestock traceability and health services: equality impact assessment
The Services deliver a range of statutory requirements on behalf of Scottish Ministers. This equality impact assessment (EQIA) considers the users, particularly livestock farmers. The key finding is the importance of appropriately experienced and trained helpline staff, to ensure that the Services are fully accessible to all.
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Sustainable and regenerative agriculture: code of practice
Guidance tool that highlights the types of activities that can be adopted on a farm or croft, that will contribute to the development of sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices in Scotland.
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Rural Support (Improvement) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024: equality impact assessment
This equality impact assessment was used to assess the Impact of the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme and Good Environmental and Agricultural Conditions SSI provisions.
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New deal for agriculture
Flexible grants to drive efficiency, support nature and climate friendly farming.
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Climate change: Scottish National Adaptation Plan 2024-2029
Sets out the actions that the Scottish Government and partners will take to respond to the impacts of climate change. This Adaptation Plan sets out actions from 2024 to 2029.
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Support for farmers and crofters
Early payment to more than 11,500 businesses.
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Scotland's Land Use Strategy Annual Progress Report – 2023/2024
Fifth annual progress report on Scotland's land use strategy, as required under Section 37A of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. It covers the period of March 2023 to March 2024.
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Scottish Rural Development Programme 2014-2020: Evaluation of Capital Grant Schemes – Main Report
This report presents findings from an independent evaluation of three capital grant schemes funded through the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) 2014-2020.
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Scottish Rural Development Programme 2014-2020: Evaluation of Capital Grant Schemes: Annex B - Survey data
This annex presents survey data from the independent evaluation of three capital grant schemes funded through the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) 2014-2020. This is an annex to the main evaluation report.
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Scottish Rural Development Programme 2014-2020: Evaluation of Capital Grant Schemes: Annex A - Sector overview
This annex presents a sector overview as part of the independent evaluation of three capital grant schemes funded through the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) 2014-2020. This is an annex to the main evaluation report.
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Scottish Rural Development Programme 2014-2020: Evaluation of Capital Grant Schemes: Annex C - Fieldwork materials
This report annex findings from an independent evaluation of three capital grant schemes funded through the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) 2014-2020.
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Overcoming barriers to the engagement of supply-side actors in Scotland's peatland natural capital markets - Annexes Volume
Research with landowners and managers in Scotland to better understand their motivations and preferences to help inform the design of policy and finance mechanisms for high-integrity peatland natural capital markets.
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Overcoming barriers to the engagement of supply-side actors in Scotland's peatland natural capital markets - Final Report
Research with landowners and managers in Scotland to better understand their motivations and preferences to help inform the design of policy and finance mechanisms for high-integrity peatland natural capital markets.
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Agriculture Bill to become law
Supporting sustainable and regenerative farming and crofting.
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Agriculture and Rural Communities Bill
Supporting sustainable farming and crofting.
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Agricultural support is changing
Information on future farming payments from 2025.
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Continuing CAP for Scotland’s farmers
Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill passes Stage 3.
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Agriculture loan scheme launches
Loans aim to maintain cash flow for farmers and crofters during COVID-19 crisis.
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New powers over CAP
Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill.
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Extra financial support for Scottish farmers
£19.1 million for remote and rural Scotland.
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Agricultural support underway
£86.2 million of convergence payments now underway.
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Farm payments underway
Investment to support sector.
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CAP loans underway
Investment released to help mitigate impacts of Brexit.
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Support for remote rural areas
Less favoured area payments underway.
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Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme
Payments underway ahead of schedule.
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CAP update
Payments underway.
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Loan support for remote rural areas
Less Favoured Areas loan scheme confirmed.
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CAP payments
Payment timetable published.
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CAP payments
Farm payments underway.
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Future CAP support
Ewing: Future planning virtually impossible.
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CAP stabilisation plan
Farmers offered more certainty and support.