1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private. The Committee will also decide whether to review the evidence heard on future agriculture policy in private at future meetings.

2. Future agriculture policy

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Douglas Bell
  Managing Director
  Scottish Tenant Farmers Association
• Dr Gareth Hateley
  Junior Vice President Scottish Branch
  British Veterinary Association
• Donald MacKinnon
  Chair
  Scottish Crofting Federation
• Chloe McCulloch
  Programme Leader
  Farm Advisory Service
• Dr Andrew Midgley
  Senior Land Use Policy Officer
  Scottish Environment LINK
• Ian Muirhead
  Policy Manager
  Agricultural Industries Confederation Scotland
• Ross Paton
  Chair
  Scottish Organic Stakeholders Group
• Pete Ritchie
  Director
  Nourish Scotland
• Susan Robertson
  Regional Officer
  Unite the Union
• Denise Walton
  Scotland Chair
  Nature Friendly Farming Network
• Dr Tara Wight
  Scotland Policy and Campaigns Coordinator
  Landworkers’ Alliance
• Stephen Young
  Head of Policy
  Scottish Land and Estates

3. Future agriculture policy

The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.