Blog Today you might have been one of the many who had a near miss while working on your farm or croft. Most farmers and crofters if being honest will be able to recall an incident that so nearly resulted in them having a serious accident. But for 80 men, women and children they weren’t as fortunate as it wasn’t a near miss they had. In the last 10 years, 80 people have lost their lives on Scottish farms. Everyone wants to return home to their family at the end of a hard working day. No-one sets out with the intention of having an accident but it can hap
30/06/2016
News NFU Scotland has provided eight simple recommendations to Scottish Government on how its ground-breaking Beef Efficiency Scheme could be improved to drive forward the beef sector in Scotland.
30/06/2016
News NFU Scotland has welcomed confirmation that the use of the popular herbicide, glyphosate, has been given a last-minute stay of execution for 18 months.
29/06/2016
News On behalf of Scotland’s farmers and crofters, NFU Scotland has given its commitment to put a profitable and productive sector at the core of its negotiations on Britain’s exit from Europe and the CAP.
29/06/2016
News NFU Scotland has warned that a further European dairy package, while likely to offer short term support, is unlikely to be the ‘silver bullet’ needed to balance markets and drive up prices.
29/06/2016
News NFU Scotland will be using Farm Safety Week, which takes place from 4 to 8 July, to highlight measures farmers and those working within the industry can take to ensure safety on farms.
28/06/2016
News NFU Scotland is pressing Scottish Government to strip out gold-plating from within Scotland’s greening rules and remove the competitive disadvantage faced by our growers.
28/06/2016
News For several years, NFU Scotland has boasted an array of high-quality Scottish produce at its Royal Highland Show drinks reception, and 2016 is no different.
24/06/2016
News In recent months NFU Scotland has been increasing its work to encourage more women to get involved in union activity and agriculture on a wider scale.
24/06/2016
Blog After a night of twists and turns, the result is final. The UK has voted to leave the European Union, by a slim majority of 52% to 48%. Turnout was 72%. Of course, this doesn't mean we have awoken today as an independent UK. Rather, the result now symbolises a mandate given to the Prime Minister to trigger Article 50 of the European Union, where a Member State will negotiate the terms of its exit.
24/06/2016