News NFU Scotland has written to Chancellor Alastair Darling ahead of tomorrow’s Budget to bring to his attention a number of small concessions which could make a big difference to Scottish farmers.
23/03/2010
News NFU Scotland has called for goose management policy in Scotland to be revived to reflect the significant levels of damage being done to agricultural and crofting land not currently covered by the existing goose management schemes.
23/03/2010
News An NFU Scotland delegation was on the Isle of Bute today (Monday, 22 March) meeting with the island’s dairy farmers in reaction to the bombshell announcement that the local creamery is likely to close.
22/03/2010
News NFU Scotland is reminding all its members in Dumfries and Galloway not to get caught out by the 31 March deadline for re-registering temporary storage requirement exemptions.
22/03/2010
News The announcement that dairy company First Milk is proposing to end more than 40 years of cheese-making at its Rothesay creamery marks a sad day for food and farming on the Isle of Bute.
18/03/2010
News Scotland’s Tenant Farming Forum has issued interim guidance to landlords and tenants on how best to conduct hassle-free rent reviews following concerns raised with the Forum over the past six months.
18/03/2010
News NFU Scotland has praised the European Parliament’s Environment and Consumer Protection Committee for taking one step further in the fight for clearer labelling which would help customers know where the food they are buying was produced.
17/03/2010
News Organisers of the Future Farmer Award, which is funded by the Elizabeth Murray Trust and run in association with NFU Scotland are inviting farmers across Scotland to tell them which groundbreaking practices they are using on their farm.
16/03/2010
News NFU Scotland’s demand for a more proportionate penalty system for those Scottish farmers who breach support scheme rules is gathering pace at home and at a European level.
10/03/2010
News NFU Scotland is reminding those tenant farmers who have registered an interest in the right to buy the land they farm that some registrations may well be due for renewal.
09/03/2010