Holyrood Rural Economy Supplement / 17 June 2019

Our annual Rural Economy supplement looking at issues such as Brexit and climate change and including interview with Cabinet Secretary Fergus Ewing

4 Briefing: The stories with the biggest impact on Scotland’s rural economy

6 Overview: Brexit means the rural economy will have to work differently

12 Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation: The journey of Scottish Salmon and the people who work in the industry

14 Interview: Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy

18 Highlands and Islands Enterprise: The Highlands and Islands economy continues to perform well, despite the challenges

20 Q&A: We ask opposition MSPs for their take on today’s rural challenges

24 Caledonian Macbrayne: New chief executive Duncan Mackison on providing lifeline services

26 Climate emergency: How Scottish agriculture will face up to the climate challenge

28 Royal Highland Agricultural Society Of Scotland: Alan Laidlaw on 179 years of the Royal Highland Show

30 Sketch: Levity from parliament, as Mark Ruskell stalks through the undergrowth