News Scotland’s farmers and crofters are being consulted by Scottish Government on a future agricultural policy for the nation in an information void.
27/09/2022
News NFU Scotland has welcomed the announcement from Scottish Government that some small areas of woodland created on farms and crofts will soon be eligible for inclusion in support claims following planned changes to legislation.
26/09/2022
News Union tells Minister Jamie Hepburn and Emma Harper MSP in Stranraer that attracting and training the future and current workforce is critical if Scottish farming is to be profitable and thrive in the future.
23/09/2022
Blog Scotland’s pig sector is ‘drowning not waving’ warns NFU Scotland’s Pigs Committee chair Jamie Wyllie as he criticises the Scottish Government for giving it the ‘cold shoulder.’
22/09/2022
Blog Scotland’s farmers and crofters are being urged to respond to a Scottish Government consultation closing shortly (30 October) to ensure land reform works for the farming community, writes Karen Grant, Good Practice Adviser, Scottish Land Commission in a guest blog for NFU Scotland.
20/09/2022
News NFU Scotland is calling on farmers and crofters to have their say on pivotal new powers that the Scottish Government is seeking through its proposals for an Agriculture Bill.
14/09/2022
News With many parts of Scotland having completed harvest well ahead of schedule, and planting for 2023 harvest well underway, NFU Scotland is asking growers to now complete its 29th annual harvest survey.
12/09/2022
News NFU Scotland has welcomed the announcement that hard-pressed food and farming businesses are to be included in Government measures to address soaring energy costs.
08/09/2022
News The growers behind the Seed Potato Organisation are quietly making progress and will be launching in the next few months.
07/09/2022
News NFU Scotland has challenged Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Mairi Gougeon to put future policy options for Scotland’s farmers and crofters in the public domain.
06/09/2022