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Industry accuses Scottish Government of hardening its 'green agenda'

NFU Scotland president said under the Bute House agreement the pendulum has ‘swung too far the other way' and there is no longer a ‘balance and shared approach' to both food security and the environment

Rachael Brown
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Industry accuses Scottish Government of hardening its 'green agenda'

Industry accuses Scottish Government of hardening its ‘green agenda' NFU Scotland said farmers and crofters have ‘totally lost confidence' in the Scottish Government's future plans for agriculture,...

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