News NFU Scotland has met with First Milk to discuss the farmer-owned businesses’ turnaround plan and what that means for its Scottish members.
19/05/2016
News The UK farming unions have today (19 May) criticised the delay regarding a decision on the reauthorisation of glyphosate for the second time.
19/05/2016
News The Scottish Government programme set up to deliver CAP support to the agricultural industry continues to fail Scotland’s farmers and crofters at a growing cost to taxpayers.
19/05/2016
Blog In a damning report, Audit Scotland’s latest review of the CAP Futures programme, an IT enabled change programme that started in 2012 to implement Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reforms in Scotland, states that it continues to have serious cost and operational issues, and is unlikely to ever deliver value for money.
19/05/2016
News NFU Scotland has welcomed a new look to the way Scottish Government will drive forward Scotland’s rural economy in the years ahead.
18/05/2016
News As a result of work by NFU Scotland, more Scottish and British lamb is making its way onto retailers’ shelves.
18/05/2016
News NFU Scotland’s Combinable Crops Committee believes science-led common sense must prevail when a standing committee considers re-authorisation of Europe’s most commonly used herbicide, glyphosate this week.
17/05/2016
Blog The beef sector is going through a particularly difficult time now.So here is something to help suckled calf producers.The recently announced Beef Efficiency Scheme (BES) application period from Scottish Government offers a very short window to apply for additional funding for something that we are, in the main, doing already.
16/05/2016
News NFU Scotland and other beef sector stakeholders are looking to drive uptake of the new Scottish Beef Efficiency Scheme (BES) before the 31 May deadline.
11/05/2016
News Organisations from the farming industry have this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding to adopt good practice in communications.
11/05/2016