Blog It’s been a frustrating harvest so far for many farmers and everyone is no doubt keen to get going once the weather breaks. Despite this rush to get harvest done as quickly as possible it is important to remember to work safely and methodically, as Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Chair Martin Temple writes in his blog.
19/08/2019
News Brexit worries, tariff concerns, mixed weather and high drying costs are blighting what promised to be a great harvest in Scotland.
16/08/2019
News In a letter to the Defra Minister George Eustice, NFU Scotland has made it clear that shoppers must have the ability to identify where the beef they are buying comes from, whether fresh or processed.
14/08/2019
Blog The BBC nationally need to take a real good look at themselves and start reporting the real facts in a balanced manner instead of misrepresenting views and reports writes Vice President Martin Kennedy.
14/08/2019
News “The EU wants our lamb and we want to sell it to them,” says LFA Chairman
13/08/2019
Blog Whatever Brexit we get, we still need a supply chain that works for all writes Policy Manager George Jamieson.
13/08/2019
Blog Brexit uncertainty does not change the major problems in Scottish farming that must be grappled with and resolved writes President Andrew McCornick.
08/08/2019
News Scottish farming’s responsible approach to tackling climate change is being lost in the headlines generated by the latest report into Climate Change and Land Use from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
08/08/2019
Blog The good news is that harvest has started, and we have cut our winter barley. The bad news is that, since then, the weather has turned for the worse and a promising harvest has turned into a stop/start affair around the country writes Combinable Crops Chairman Ian Sands.
08/08/2019
News The Dumfries and Galloway Partnership Against Rural Crime (DGPARC) will see NFU Scotland working with local and national agencies to combat the rise in rural crime in the area.
07/08/2019