Health and wellbeing
Farmers and crofters will benefit from £20 million additional capital support this year and £26 million next year, First Minister John Swinney has confirmed.
Speaking at the NFU Scotland annual conference he outlined how at least £14 million of the funding will deliver a Future Farming Investment Scheme, providing flexible capital grants.
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Scottish agricultural charity RSABI has announced the appointment of Jane Mitchell and Stephen Young as its new Chair and Vice-Chair.
Ms Mitchell takes over the reins as chair from Jimmy McLean who has completed his two-year term at the helm and remains a trustee for a further year.
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In only six months time Orkney will host the 20th International Island Games, an event that promises to be a celebration of sport, culture, and community.
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The north-east farming community is set to come together for a night of music, laughter, and fundraising at The Farmers’ Choir Concert, hosted at ANM Group’s Thainstone Centre, Inverurie, in aid of agricultural charity RSABI
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A major campaign to encourage farmers and others in Scottish agriculture to wear a helmet every time they get on a quad bike has been launched by RSABI, in partnership with The Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies).
The six-month “Use Your Head. Use Your Helmet” campaign, kicks off this month with the launch of a video featuring farmer Callum Lindsay who sustained major head injuries when he had an accident on his quad in October 2023.
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Funding of £75,000 has been donated to RSABI by the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust, with a focus on supporting the mental health work of the charity.
The Scottish Land Fund (SLF) has awarded 10 grants across the country totalling nearly £2m this year to community groups.
The Fund supports rural and urban communities to become more resilient and sustainable through the ownership and management of land and land assets.
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