NFUS News Headlines

02/07/2009 - DEFRA Animal Health Plans to Hit Scots Farmers NFU Scotland, in its response to a Defra consultation on the creation of an Independent Body for Animal Health in England, has urged policymakers to take the impact on Scottish livestock farmers into consideration.

01/07/2009 - Kintyre Creamery Announcement Delivers Dairy Boost NFU Scotland has heralded the announcement of a brand new creamery for Campbeltown in Kintyre as a welcome shot in the arm for the Scottish dairy sector.

01/07/2009 - Union Back in Brussels on SHeep Identification Rules NFU Scotland has been back in Europe this week to fight damaging EU proposals on sheep electronic identification and movement recording which could decimate the Scottish sheep flock if they are implemented in their current form.

01/07/2009 - Pigs Sector Welcomes MSP Report but Depends on Price to Survive NFU Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs and the Environment Committee’s report into the Scottish pig industry. However, even if the Scottish Government and producers are able to deliver on the Committee’s recommendations, the sector’s future can only be determined by a fair return from the marketplace.

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