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Agriculture and Rural Development Factsheets (2008-2009)
UK Budget 2009 – Key Points for Rural Scotland
Care Farming
Care Farming Scotland is a new national initiative aimed at using commercial farms and land-based enterprises as a base for promoting mental and physical health and social integration of excluded groups.
Farm Incomes in Scotland 2007-08
Total Income From Farming in Scotland 2008
The Scottish Government has published aggregate estimates for total income from farming (TIFF) for 2008 showing a decline of 5.6% in real terms from 2007.
TIFF is income generated by production within the agriculture industry, including subsidies.
The Impact of Increased Feed Costs on Scottish Agriculture
With input costs increasing across the board – feed, fuel and fertiliser – farmers need to look at ways they can protect their margins, particularly those with intensive enterprises that rely on purchased feed.
The Impact of Increased Fuel Costs on Scottish Agriculture
UK Budget 2008 – Key Points for Rural Scotland
The Impact of Increased Fertiliser Costs on Scottish Agriculture
In the last year the costs of the main agricultural inputs have risen strongly.
A Comparison of the Scottish, Danish, Irish and New Zealand Agricultural Industries
How competitive is the Scottish agricultural industry? To answer this question SAC compared Scottish agriculture with a number of similar sized countries using a structure-conduct-performance approach.
Farm Succession
A unique characteristic of most agricultural systems as opposed to other economic sectors is the ageing working population and the way business ownership is traditionally transferred within the family.

