Blog Access to the countryside is fantastic both for improving human health and wellbeing, and pet ownership has been shown to also benefit human health and wellbeing. So, what better way to spend an hour or two than by taking your dog for a walk in the countryside? And of course, in Scotland we are fortunate that our access legislation and the ‘Right to Roam’ allows us, subject to certain rules, to do just that. But let’s pause a moment and think about it from the other perspective.
31/07/2019
Blog As NFU Scotland continues to juggle the day-to-day jobs which most affect members with their long term goals, Director of Policy Jonnie Hall discusses the Union’s ‘Big Six’ priorities and why they are so important.
29/07/2019
Blog As a member of the newly appointed climate change inquiry group, ‘Farming for 1.5 Degrees’, former NFU Scotland President Nigel Miller looks at the challenges faced by the group.
26/07/2019
News NFU Scotland has welcomed the decision by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to lift the ban on feeding crop treated with maleic hydrazide (MH) to livestock
25/07/2019
News NFU Scotland has written to key cabinet appointments announced yesterday (24 July) by new Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
25/07/2019
News NFU Scotland has welcomed the early announcement that the National Basic Payment Support Scheme (NBPSS) will operate again this year, providing vital financial support for Scottish farmers and crofters at a time of great uncertainty.
25/07/2019
Blog Farmers need a full toolkit to feed the world, that is according to President Andrew McCornick who is taking aim at the EU’s hazard based approach to regulating plant protection products.
24/07/2019
News Following the announcement of Boris Johnson as the new Prime Minister, NFU Scotland has called on all parties to focus on the urgent matter in hand of securing the best possible outcome in the interests of Scottish agriculture in what will be a new and challenging operating environment.
23/07/2019
News Two cancer charities are set to benefit from £5,500, which was raised at a charity stock-judging and barbecue on Friday 19 July.
22/07/2019
Blog As NFU Scotland submits its submission to the consultation on the ‘National Islands Plan’, Crofting Policy Manager and Argyll and the Islands Regional Manager Lucy Sumsion discusses her findings from island members’ input to her.
22/07/2019