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Ayrshire farming in serious decline
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EVERY aspect of farming in Ayrshire has shown a decline in the
past decade - except the number of part-time farmers.
The county is the latest area of Scotland to take a close look at
the health of agriculture and reaches the same conclusion of serious
decline as Dumfries and Galloway, the Borders, Highlands and
Islands, and the crofting communities.
Councillor David Munn of North Ayrshire council said the study,
commissioned from the Scottish Agricultural College, pointed to
under-reporting of problems in the Ayrshire economy. He said: "The
report showed that farming's contribution to the ...
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