The 2026 payment strategy maintains the timings for direct payments and Scottish rural development programme funding, which, over the coming five years, will, per the rural support plan, provide certainty, preparation and investment, ensuring that our farmers and crofters have the confidence to invest and prepare for changes.The Scottish Parliament voted in favour of calling for the United Kingdom Government to reverse the national insurance increase, acknowledging that that increase will likely result in higher costs, job losses and increased prices. Having visited...