News The announcement by the Chemicals Regulation Directorate that authorisations for products containing chlorpyrifos will be revoked within a matter of weeks will rob Scotland’s farmers of important plant protection products.
16/02/2016
News The first meeting of a new working group, designed to give a voice to Crown Estate tenants, has been held by NFU Scotland.
16/02/2016
News NFU Scotland’s long-serving treasurer George Lawrie has stepped down after nine years.George, from Kinross, has been a Board member at NFU Scotland since February 2003 and was appointed Treasurer in February 2007.
12/02/2016
News NFU Scotland has welcomed an announcement of £70,000 which will fund a full-time post within Police Scotland to move rural and agricultural crime policy forward.
12/02/2016
News Two rural charities have benefited from more than £3,700, raised at NFU Scotland’s Annual Dinner held at the Fairmont Hotel, St Andrews on Thursday 11 February 2016.
12/02/2016
News NFU Scotland members voted through a number of constitutional changes at the Annual General meeting on 11 February 2016.
12/02/2016
News NFU Scotland’s prestigious Ambassador Award has been presented to popular and talented farmer and agricultural journalist Ewan Pate, who stepped down as Agricultural Editor of The Courier in January.
12/02/2016
Blog We all know that the last 12 months have been tough. Farmers and crofters are now working day to day, wondering when this will end and their cash flows problems will start to recover. We need answers now, we need action and for the Cabinet Secretary and the Scottish Government to deliver on their promises.Cash flows are under severe pressure, and that is starting to impact health and well-being of our hard-working farmers. We have done our bit – we have worked hard to put food on your plates
11/02/2016
News Mull farmer and Union stalwart Lachlan MacLean has received posthumously one of the Union’s highest accolades – the John Miskelly Memorial Award.
11/02/2016
News In his address to NFU Scotland’s Annual General Meeting, President Allan Bowie has called for the Scottish Government to step up to the plate and deliver much-needed support payments to farmers and crofters.
11/02/2016