Land reform in Scotland - is bigger better or do good things come in small packages?
Scotland's new Land Reform Bill proposes the "lotting" of large properties during sales, aiming to diversify ownership and empower local communities.
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Kelly has been part of the The Scottish Farmer editorial team since June 2013, and is now the News and Online Editor. In this role she oversees the production and editing of articles in several sections of the paper, as well as writing features on a wide variety of topics, and spending summers covering agricultural shows throughout Scotland. Brought up on the family farm in Dumfries and Galloway, Kelly can still often be found helping out with her family’s Galloway cattle and Blackface sheep.
Kelly has been part of the The Scottish Farmer editorial team since June 2013, and is now the News and Online Editor. In this role she oversees the production and editing of articles in several sections of the paper, as well as writing features on a wide variety of topics, and spending summers covering agricultural shows throughout Scotland. Brought up on the family farm in Dumfries and Galloway, Kelly can still often be found helping out with her family’s Galloway cattle and Blackface sheep.
Scotland's new Land Reform Bill proposes the "lotting" of large properties during sales, aiming to diversify ownership and empower local communities.
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