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Results from the Scottish Agricultural Census: June 2023 Methodology Report
Summary of quality-related information on the June Agricultural Census 2023 results and 2022 estimates.
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Cereal and oilseed rape harvest: final estimates - 2023
Final estimates of area, yield and production for winter and spring barley, wheat, oats and oilseed rape, for the 2023 harvest.
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- Scottish cereal harvest: estimates
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Green land investment in rural Scotland: social and economic impacts
Outlines the findings of research into the range of potential social and economic impacts relating to new forms of green land investment in rural Scotland.
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Pesticide Usage in Scotland: Arable crops and Potato stores 2022
This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on Arable crops and Potato stores in Scotland during 2022.
- Part of:
- Pesticide usage in Scotland
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Pesticide Usage in Scotland: Soft Fruit Crops 2022
This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on Soft Fruit Crops in Scotland during 2022.
- Part of:
- Pesticide usage in Scotland
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Scottish islands: data overview 2023
This report gives a snapshot of Scotland's island-level data as collated in the new Scottish Islands Data Dashboard and draws out key findings relating to each of the strategic objective topic areas set out in the National Islands Plan.
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Negative Emissions Technologies (NETS): Feasibility Study
This study estimates the maximum Negative Emissions Technologies (NETs) potential achievable in Scotland, 2030 - 2050.
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Natural capital: economic benefits assessment
Outlines new economic analysis that quantifies the likely economic impacts, measured as output and jobs created, from hypothetical cross-sector regional and national programmes of natural capital investment in Scotland.
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Safeguarding workers on temporary migration programmes: study
This study "An Immigration Option For Scotland? " considers the risks of exploitation to workers on temporary migration programmes. It looks at options for the Scottish Government to respond to these risks including reviewing the Open Work Permit for Vulnerable Workers established in Canada.
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Results from the Scottish Agricultural Census: June 2023
Final results from the 2023 June Agricultural Census on land use, crop areas, livestock and the number of people working on agricultural holdings. Estimates for 2022 are published in the supporting documents.