The Scottish Landowners’ Federation is never far from the nation’s front pages, as great debates ebb and flow on the future of the countryside.

The issues that the 100-year-old Federation addresses, on behalf of its 3,500 members, are issues that affect us all – from forestry and fishing, to land use and land management – providing a balanced view between private rights and the public interest.

The Federation has to respond to a plethora of government proposals or consultation papers, applying logic and common sense to complex issues that are crucial to the future wellbeing of the countryside – everything from access to land to the rights and obligations of crofting communities.