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"Rural communities and businesses have often felt that the issues we encounter play second fiddle to those in urban areas"

"57% say they trust Labour less as a result of the Inheritance Tax decision and nearly a quarter of Labour voters say they are now unhappy about the way they voted at the General Election"

"This Budget fails to deliver the funds for farmers and the whole of rural Scotland"

"I urge farmers to continue making their voices heard"

The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Mairi Gougeon addressed crowds at an NFU Scotland rally outside Holyrood today (November 28)

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

14 cases of BTV-3 have been detected in premises which are now outside the current restricted zone

From new NFU analysis challenging the Treasury's figures on Agricultural Property Relief to a close-up of the latest John Deere T6 700 - these are five farming stories not to miss this week on FG

The NFU said the Government's initial claim that only 27% of farms will be affected by the new IHT policy 'materially underestimates the true proportion'. Their analysis found 'around 75% of commercial family farms will be above the £1 million threshold'

NFU deputy president David Exwood said it was ‘very clear that tenants will be impacted' by the Government's IHT proposals