News Archive March 2010

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10 March 10 - Push for Proportionate Penalties at Home and in EU

NFU Scotland’s demand for a more proportionate penalty system for those Scottish farmers who breach support scheme rules is gathering pace at home and at a European level.

09 March 10 - Tenants Reminded to Re-Register for Right to Buy

NFU Scotland is reminding those tenant farmers who have registered an interest in the right to buy the land they farm that some registrations may well be due for renewal.

08 March 10 - Activity Solution to Scotland’s Support System Flaws

In its response to an independent inquiry into the support arrangements for Scottish farming, NFU Scotland has acknowledged the flaws in the current system and proposed solutions that are better focussed on activity for the future.

04 March 10 - Support Sought for Ombudsman Private Members Bill

NFU Scotland is urging Members of Parliament from all parties to support MP Albert Owen’s Private Members’ Bill to establish a grocery market Ombudsman when it comes before the House of Commons for second reading tomorrow (Friday, 5 March 2010).

03 March 10 - Cypermethrin Dip Withdrawal to Hit Scottish Sheep Scab Initiative

NFU Scotland believes the decision by Animal Health firms to abandon the manufacture cypermethrin sheep dip products in the future may undermine the delivery of a new sheep scab eradication initiative due to get underway in Scotland.

03 March 10 - Scottish Farmers’ Market Partnership gets Under Way

The first meeting of the Scottish Farmers’ Market Partnership (SFMP) was held today (3 March) at the Rural Centre, Ingliston and was addressed by Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and The Environment Richard Lochhead MSP.

03 March 10 - Welcome for Extension to Farm Buildings Support

NFU Scotland has welcomed confirmation from the Scottish Government that its £3 million Severe Weather Grant Scheme, as announced at the Union’s AGM in St Andrews last week, will now be extended to provide support to those who have seen farm buildings collapse in the most recent snow storms

02 March 10 - Lyon Paper on CAP to Fuel Debate at Home and in EU

The publication of a working document on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2013, written by Scottish MEP George Lyon for the EU’s Agriculture Committee, will help fuel the debate on CAP that is raging both at home and in Europe.