News Now that crucial deadlines for Scottish farmers and crofters have passed, NFU Scotland is urging Scottish Government to crack on with the job of ensuring support is delivered on time.
18/06/2015
News NFU Scotland is tackling the blight of crime in the countryside by getting behind a new a handbook to help those living and working in rural communities.
18/06/2015
News A primary 7 pupil from the Highlands has won first prize in an NFU Scotland-run competition to design the front cover of its membership magazine.
18/06/2015
News An array of the finest Scottish produce will be showcased at NFU Scotland’s annual evening reception at the Royal Highland Show on Friday 19 June.
18/06/2015
News NFU Scotland has called on Scotland’s abattoir sector to work closer with producers in efforts to ensure Scotland’s beef cattle meet the required market specification.
16/06/2015
News Scottish farmers are invited to view dynamic hydro and wind energy projects in Argyll at an open day next week (Tuesday 23 June).108/15
16/06/2015
Blog Just back from attending Cereals 2015 in Lincolnshire and I must congratulate the organising committee, sponsors and exhibitors for making this a very informative and worthwhile event from a farmer’s perspective.Volatility has hit many sectors this year and commodity prices in cereals are no exception. Dealing with this will be crucial going forward and there was plenty advice available covering agronomy, business, finance and machinery.
12/06/2015
News NFU Scotland will use the country’s biggest agricultural event to meet with Europe’s leading farm official to discuss his plans for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and his agenda for simplification.
10/06/2015
Blog Scotland’s New CAP Package – Where Are We Now?
A year has flown by since Cabinet Secretary Richard Lochhead MSP stood up in the Scottish Parliament and, after four years of European and domestic deliberation and negotiation, set out Scotland’s CAP package in fifteen minutes.
10/06/2015
News After a costly delay, NFU Scotland understands that new rules that came into force this year will not apply to crops planted before 1 January 2015.
05/06/2015