News NFU Scotland believes an immediate milk price increase to dairy farmers is wholly justified and has opened fresh discussions with milk purchasers in the past week in an effort to achieve a better return for milk producers.
14/04/2010
News The Argyll Region of NFU Scotland is to host a hustings meeting for the four main local candidates ahead of the general election.
12/04/2010
News Fairness in the supply chain, climate change and the future of support are among the key issues NFU Scotland has set out in a ‘Programme for Government’ for the UK’s would-be leaders and prospective members of parliament.
07/04/2010
News NFU Scotland is urging its members to avoid falling foul of the rules governing what land can be used to claim Single Farm Payment (SFP) support when completing their Integrated Administration and Control (IACS) paperwork and Single Application Form (SAF) in the coming weeks.
06/04/2010
News Scotland’s sheep farmers have turned to the haulage industry for assistance as they continue to lamb their flocks in some of the worst weather conditions ever endured at lambing time.
05/04/2010
News NFU Scotland has welcomed the launch of a new scheme aimed at significantly increasing the number of renewable energy projects undertaken in the UK.
02/04/2010
News Easter weekend is known to be one of the busiest food shopping times of the year. Fortunately, a number of Scottish Farmers’ Markets are open for business this Saturday morning, allowing shopper’s to sample some of the best Scottish produce available.
02/04/2010
News NFU Scotland has called on rural policymakers, agricultural advisers and researchers to play their part in co-ordinating the plethora of policies being directed at Scotland’s farmers into simple, clear and concise messages.
01/04/2010
News NFU Scotland has welcomed a report from Scottish MEP George Lyon that has placed European agriculture and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) at the core of how Europe should meet the emerging challenges posed by food security and climate change.
31/03/2010
News Scotland’s sheep farmers are battling through the worst winter in living memory to give the latest crop of newborn spring lambs as good a start in life as possible.
31/03/2010