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Scottish Government Announces Early Loans for Farmers Affected by Adverse Weather
13/08/2018
Funding has been released to make loans available to help Scotland’s farmers mitigate the impacts of months of adverse weather.
The Scottish Government has announced the launch of a National Basic Payment Support Scheme (NBPSS), providing financial assistance for Scotland’s farmers to help them recover from months of adverse weather conditions. Farmers have been struggling following bouts of extreme weather this year, with the ‘Beast from the East’ cold snap in the spring, followed by a summer heatwave.