News With more than 200 farm and horticultural buildings suffering major structural damage during the recent snowstorms, NFU Scotland is urging all affected farmers and growers to complete the Scottish Government questionnaire issued to assess the situation.
18/01/2010
News NFU Scotland is delighted that the UK Government has accepted a Competition Commission recommendation and will establish an ombudsman to police the grocery supply chain in the UK. Consultation on the shape and role of the body will commence next month.
13/01/2010
News NFU Scotland has set up local helplines to assist its members in dealing with the most common, immediate problems created by the ongoing wintry weather (see notes for helpline numbers).
11/01/2010
News The vast majority of farmers are managing to cope with the current winter conditions and are helping others in their community to do the same, according to Scotland’s farming union.
08/01/2010
News NFU Scotland has been working with enforcement authorities to find a common-sense solution to the temporary problem of slurry storage and disposal on Scottish livestock farms caused by the extreme cold weather.
07/01/2010
News NFU Scotland is urging the farming and rural communities in Scotland to keep pulling together as the big freeze shows little signs of abating.
05/01/2010
News NFU Scotland has heralded the publication of the UK Government’s vision for food production in the UK as welcome recognition of the growing importance that farming will play in meeting ambitious targets in the future.
05/01/2010