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The article presents comments on issues affecting the agricultural industry in Europe. It raises complaints about the British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs application forms. Quota for sugar-beet growers has been reduced. The common agricultural policy was reformed in Brussels, Belgium.

The article reports on the White Paper published by the Scottish government that promises a brighter future for farmers in an independent Scotland. The paper places high priority to farming and rural issues, citing that the output of the country's rural economy represents 30 percent of the total Scottish economy. The independence vote will be held in September 2014.