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How much do people in Scotland value characteristics of marine and coastal areas
This report summarises the results of a choice experiment survey that was designed to capture the preferences of Scottish people towards the management of marine and coastal areas in Scotland.
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Cereal and oilseed rape harvest - first estimates: 2023
Initial estimates of area, yield and production for winter and spring barley, wheat, oats and oilseed rape, for the 2023 harvest.
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- Scottish cereal harvest: estimates
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Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill: supporting evidence and analysis
This report outlines the current position of the Scottish agricultural sector, with evidence aligned to the objectives in our Vision for Agriculture, and provides information on our approach to assessing new policy proposals as they are taken through secondary legislation.
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Animal Welfare Committee (AWC): update to the 2014 FAWC opinion on the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing
The UK Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) recommendations concerning the welfare of farmed fish at the time of slaughter.
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Animal Welfare Committee: advice on emergency culling for the depopulation of poultry affected by high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) consideration of ventilation shutdown (VSD)
The UK Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) advice for the emergency culling of poultry using the ventilation shutdown (VSD) method.
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Animal Welfare Committee - opinion on the implications of castration and tail docking for the welfare of lambs
The UK Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) review of the welfare issues in relation to the castration and tail docking of lambs as currently practiced on farms.
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New Rural Support Scheme development - evidence: outputs summary
This synthesis report covers twelve written reports providing evidence reviews, analysis, summaries and expert briefings on agriculture in Scotland to shape future policy to help deliver sustainable food production that tackles climate change and nature restoration.
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Agricultural food and drink sector - impact of future UK Free Trade Agreement scenarios: research
This research assesses the impacts of future Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) between the UK and four selected non-EU trading partners on key Scottish agricultural sectors. The work combines trade-model and farm-level analysis, supplemented by industry interviews and desk-based research.
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African swine fever outbreak exercise: evaluation
Report setting out lessons identified following Exercise Ivy, a test of Scotland’s plans for controlling an outbreak of African swine fever.
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Defining rewilding for Scotland's public sector: research findings
Main findings of research investigating debates around the term ‘rewilding’, its relevance in a Scottish context, and to propose a working definition of the term suitable for use by the public sector in Scotland