Blog Dear Mr Tesco.....
We are currently in what can only be described as a challenging period for farmers across many sectors. Despite the testing market conditions being faced, farmers across Scotland continue to work hard seven days a week, 365 days a year, to produce quality food and drink.
15/09/2015
News Scotland’s hill farmers and crofters are being challenged to map out the future of their sector at an important conference being staged in Oban later this month.
15/09/2015
News NFU Scotland’s President Allan Bowie has met with Crown Estate farming tenants in Banffshire today (14 September) ahead of the inaugural stakeholder meeting scheduled for Edinburgh later this week.
14/09/2015
Blog Clare Slipper, NFU Scotland’s Parliamentary Officer reflects on the Union’s visit to Westminster on Monday 7 September with eight members of the Board of Directors.
14/09/2015
News Supermarket giant Tesco has delivered Scottish sheep farmers a slap in the face by selling significant quantities of imported lamb underneath a banner proclaiming to support Scottish sheep farmers.
11/09/2015
News Fans heading for heading for the Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup Final in Oban next weekend (19 September) will be able to feast on tasty Scotch Lamb courtesy of Food From Argyll.
10/09/2015
Blog Farmers in Scotland are under immense pressure at this time. Low prices paired with adverse weather and declining direct support payments means that income in all farm businesses is dropping. That means the Union is active on a great many fronts yet still focused on what needs to be done to secure a future for Scottish farmers. Our strategy is simple.
10/09/2015
News Those benefitting from Scotland’s record-breaking Food and Drink success story need to better share their rewards with the nation’s farm production base.
09/09/2015
News Could hydrogen provide an on-farm solution to energy storage issues for Scotland’s farm renewables sector?
09/09/2015
News NFU Scotland has teamed up with the Scottish Federation of Meat Traders Association (SFMTA) to gain a better understanding of the lamb supply chains.
08/09/2015