News NFUS is reminding growers that hold a water abstraction licence that they should be in the process of collating and sending their data returns to the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) by 31 December 2019.
11/12/2019
News Eligible farmers and crofters are reminded to apply to the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) before the deadline of 31 December 2019.
11/12/2019
Blog With all the continuing uncertainty facing farmers and crofters right across Scotland, we are very fortunate to have a fantastic organisation we can turn to when things start to get too much writes Vice President Martin Kennedy.
09/12/2019
News The Union has now taken more than 400 calls from individuals who are experiencing fuel issues with their tractors and agricultural vehicles.
06/12/2019
Blog On the back of the Next Generation’s online survey launched this week, Next Gen Chairman Colin Ferguson discusses the importance of getting involved to have your voice heard.
04/12/2019
Blog There has been some publicity recently around how methane is accounted for in greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories writes Gemma Miller, the SEFARI fellowship with NFU Scotland as COP25 opens in Madrid.
03/12/2019
News Petroineos, the only crude oil refinery in Scotland, have decided that they will reduce the volume of biofuel blended into their fuel while they continue to investigate the cause of the current fuel problems being experienced by users. This announcement follows extensive lobbying by NFU Scotland, and other stakeholders including Petroineos, for Scottish and UK Governments to act quickly on this issue.
29/11/2019
News In the last two weeks, major retailers Marks & Spencer and Waitrose have stated an intention to move to 100 percent British lamb across their UK stores.
29/11/2019
News All the candidates standing in the three constituencies covering the key agricultural region of the North East have been invited to participate in a hustings event at Thainstone Mart, Inverurie on Friday 6 December at 2.30pm.
29/11/2019
Blog If the BBC programme “Meat a threat to our planet?” achieved anything, it served to highlight our moral responsibility to feed ourselves and not export our environmental conscience abroad writes NFU Scotland President Andrew McCornick.
28/11/2019