Farming
The Plunkett Foundation's Community Ownership Awards 2016 are open for entries.
Community-owned businesses in the UK and Ireland are being encouraged to enter the awards run by the national charity Plunkett Foundation.
The awards have nine geographic categories and are open to all forms of trading activity from shops and pubs to farms, woodlands and broadband projects.
Launching the Awards, Plunkett’s Head of Frontline James Alcock said:
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A new Farm Advisory Service for Scotland has launched today (20 September 2016).
The Farm Advisory Service (FAS) website is now available along with a dedicated telephone helpline for farmers and crofters - 0300 323 0161. And the service will be enhanced in the coming months to become a comprehensive package of practical information and advice to farmers and crofters across Scotland
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Funding of over £7 million will help to create and develop around 140 new farming businesses in Scotland.
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Scottish Rural Action have launched a new rural manifesto ahead of the second Scottish Rural Parliament event.
The manifesto will be agreed at the Scottish Rural Parliament taking place in Brechin, Angus from 6 to 8 October. Around 400 people are expected to attend the event.
The manifesto has been created following a series of events across rural Scotland, and an online survey, with people sharing their views on the issues that matter the most to them.
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