News Following three and a half years of political stagnation, the UK will leave the European Union at 11pm tonight (31 January).
31/01/2020
News NFU Scotland is reminding members that when the UK leaves the EU this Friday (31 January) the rules, with which they currently comply, will still apply.
29/01/2020
Blog The viability of some crops is potentially threatened by the loss of key Plant Protection Products (PPPs) writes Environmental Regulations Policy Manager Jenny Brunton.
28/01/2020
News NFU Scotland believes the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) report: points-based system and salary thresholds published today (28 January) marks progress but falls short on delivering for Scotland’s food and farming sectors.
28/01/2020
Blog The Voluntary Initiative (VI), an industry led initiative to promote responsible use of pesticides supported by NFU Scotland amongst others, has named a team of ambassadors throughout the UK to champion their schemes, tools and messages. John Murrie is the VI’s Scottish Champion on the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Plan
23/01/2020
Blog This year we expect to see Scottish cattle movement recording move from BCMS CTS Online to ScotEID, with the hope that the change will be seamless, and result in a single provider of the movement systems for official business to business cattle movements as well as ScotMoves.
22/01/2020
Blog The difficulties that many users of gas oil (red diesel) have been encountering have been widely reported over many months writes Legal and Technical Committee Chairman Jamie Smart.
20/01/2020
News The Tay PARC group, which NFU Scotland is a key partner, is set to host two free events at Forfar Mart on Tuesday 28 January and at Caledonian House, Perth on Thursday 30 January, to raise awareness of rural crime in the area.
15/01/2020
Blog Off the back of a paper from the University of Southampton, NFU Scotland Animal Health and Welfare Policy Manager Penny Middleton has taken a look at some of the key issues surrounding dog behaviour around livestock.
15/01/2020
News A couple at the helm of a haulage firm that has been servicing Argyll & the Islands for decades were this year’s recipient of the Stalwart award, presented annually by NFU Scotland’s Argyll & the Islands region at its AGM.
14/01/2020