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  1. 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.

    Type
    Statistics
    Date
    12 October 2023
    Part of:
    Scottish cereal harvest: estimates

  2. 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.

    Type
    Research and analysis
    Date
    29 September 2023

  3. 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.

    Type
    Research and analysis
    Date
    27 September 2023

  4. 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.

    Type
    Research and analysis
    Date
    27 September 2023

  5. 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.

    Type
    Research and analysis
    Date
    27 September 2023

  6. 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.

    Type
    Research and analysis
    Date
    29 August 2023

  7. 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.

    Type
    Research and analysis
    Date
    20 July 2023

  8. 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.

    Type
    Research and analysis
    Date
    20 July 2023

  9. 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

    Type
    Research and analysis
    Date
    04 July 2023

  10. Women in Agriculture Practical Training Fund 2021-2022: evaluation report

    Outlines the main findings of an evaluation of the Women in Agriculture Practical Training Fund 2021-2022 evaluation to see if the fund has helped increase personal development, provide additional skills for career progress and new opportunities for women in Scottish agriculture

    Type
    Research and analysis
    Date
    22 June 2023
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