Scottish agriculture must move on following the referendum decision and focus on driving the sector forward, according to NFU Scotland.
The union praised the referendum process for bringing politics to the fore – its referendum debates were attended by more than a third of its membership.
“The referendum kindled an unprecedented engagement with politics across rural and urban Scotland,” said NFUS president Nigel Miller.
“The decision to remain within the Union has been made and that must now provide the platform for Scotland to move on. Â From our perspective, it is imperative that in moving forward, Scotland fulfils the huge potential within our farming and food and drink sectors.”
It called for the Scottish Government to resume work on implementing Common Agricultural Policy (Cap) reform, and ensure that the promises of further devolved powers for Scotland were delivered.
Chief executive Scott Walker said: Â “We have been pushing the Scottish Government for many months to come out with the details of greening and a lot of the implementation issues. Â Our arable farmers are crying out for details on greening.
“These decisions had to be made regardless of whether there was a Yes or No vote. Â We hope that everyone can focus on the things that have to be done.”
He said he hoped increased powers for Scotland would include more flexibility from the UK Government when negotiating farm policy, such as Cap, in the EU.
“What we have got to see going forward is that when the UK takes a position in the EU that they recognise that they want to do things differently in different parts of the UK, and that they recognise and fight for that,” added Mr Walker.