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
News The four UK farming union Presidents have responded to the BBC’s documentary Meat: a threat to our planet?
26/11/2019
News Driven by members, NFU Scotland lodged a formal complaint with the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) in June about a poster campaign in Scotland that erroneously claimed that ‘eating animals’ contributes more to climate change than transport.
25/11/2019
News Petroineos, the only crude oil refinery in Scotland, agreed to host the meeting which included NFU Scotland, fuel suppliers, distributors, UK and Ireland Fuel Distribution Association (UKIFDA) and hauliers, following unprecedented numbers of farmers and crofters raising concern over serious fuel issues.
21/11/2019