Baseline practices of Scottish farmers from the Farmer Intention Survey

To assess how farms are changing – and responding to contemporary challenges such as the twin climate and biodiversity crises and post-covid recovery - we need to establish the baseline practices as a clear point of reference that is useable for comparison purposes. In this briefing note we present analysis from the 2018 Farmer Intentions Survey (FIS): Farm economy, Diversification, and Sources of advice, identifying 21 questions which can be used as baseline practices. These questions will be repeated in the 2023 survey.To assess how farms are changing – and responding to contemporary challenges such as the twin climate and biodiversity crises and post-covid recovery - we need to establish the baseline practices as a clear point of reference that is useable for comparison purposes. In this briefing note we present analysis from the 2018 Farmer Intentions Survey (FIS): Farm economy, Diversification, and Sources of advice, identifying 21 questions which can be used as baseline practices. These questions will be repeated in the 2023 survey.