Industry leaders in Scotland have warned that farmers are scaling back and holding off on long-term investments after a “pitiful” policy announcement from rural affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon.

At the NFU Scotland (NFUS) conference in Glasgow last week, Ms Gougeon unveiled an ‘Agricultural Reform Route Map’, along with a list of measures farmers may be expected to undertake in future to mitigate climate change and restore nature.

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