Agriculture Policy in Scotland (recorded live at Royal Highland Show 2023)

Join us for a lively panel discussion on the future of agricultural policy in Scotland chaired by agriculture communications specialist Claire Taylor. It features SRUC's Steven Thomson, John Kerr of the Scottish Government, independent agricultural economist Andrew Moxey, former NFU Scotland President Nigel Miller and Jonnie Hall, who is head of policy at NFU Scotland.The panel conversation and audience question and answer session took place at SRUC's stand at this year's Royal Highland Show. The subjects covered ranged from the recent agricultural reform route map published by the Scottish Government and the importance of technology in the future of agriculture to a discussion around diversity in the sector and much more.The panel was chaired by Claire Taylor (Claire Taylor (@cjtaylor92) / Twitter), a freelance writer and agricultural communicator. Claire is a current Nuffield scholar (Claire Taylor | Nuffield Farming Scholarships (nuffieldscholar.org)) and her study is titled turning the Tide on the Anti-Farming Agenda.  Panel members: Steven Thomson (Steven Thomson (@StevenGThomson) / Twitter), a Reader in agricultural economics and policy at SRUC. He is also a Commissioner on Scotland's Independent Just Transition Commission and sits on the academic advisory panel that supports the Agricultural Reform Implementation Oversight Board (ARIOB).John Kerr, Head of the Agricultural Policy division at The Scottish Government    Andrew Moxey, an independent agricultural economist and policy adviser as well as a Director at ScotEID, the livestock traceability system for Scotland.   Nigel Miller, a livestock farmer in the Scottish Borders and the previous President of the National Farmers Union of Scotland. Nigel was also Co-chair of the independent farming for 1.5 Degree inquiry and is also a board member of the Morden Research Institute.  Jonnie Hall( Jonnie Hall (@nfusjonnie) / Twitter or NFU Scotland (@NFUStweets) / Twitter), Director of Policy at the National Farmers Union of Scotland. Rural ExchangeRural Exchange by NISRIE Agriculture BillLatest information on the Agriculture Bill, due to be introduced into the Scottish Parliament later this year: Agriculture Bill: consultation analysis - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) Agricultural Reform Route Map (ruralpayments.org) Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) Cross Compliance Agriculture Reform Implementation Oversight Board - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) (ARIOB) The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019: BRIA - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) (LFASS)