Farming Leader

The NFUS Scottish Farming Leader is a leading agricultural publication which is sent out to all our members every month.  It provides information on current agricultural issues and NFUS activity.  This includes environmental, legal and taxation issues, as well as sector information such as crops, crofting, dairy, livestock, LFA, pigs and poultry.  The cover story from the latest edition of the Scottish Farming Leader is below.

NFUS launches overview of wind energy

In December 2011 NFUS launched a publication giving an overview of installing renewable wind energy. With the recent boom in renewable energy, many members are struggling to understand the basics of what is required in installing wind turbines on their farm. Salespeople are at times overwhelming, and many people are left with a suspicion that it all sounds too good to be true. NFUS has therefore prepared guidance aimed at farmers wishing to install either a single turbine or a small number of turbines of their farms. It is an introduction to the process, highlighting the basics of what is involved, as well as issues to be aware of.

Read the rest of this article in the February edition of the Scottish Farming Leader