News NFU Scotland’s President, Andrew McCornick, has called on Scottish Government to increasingly focus on the economy as the nation emerges from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, tackles the climate emergency, and prepares for life outside the EU.
18/11/2020
News NFU Scotland has provided evidence to an influential Westminster committee on the crucial importance of seasonal workers to Scottish agriculture.
17/11/2020
News School milk is to remain on the menu for Scottish schoolchildren following NFU Scotland raising concerns about future support for this important scheme with Scottish Government.
16/11/2020
News Comments made by the UK Government on the BBC yesterday regarding tariffs have angered Scottish farmers and crofters ahead of a crucial week of trade talks between the UK and the EU.
16/11/2020
News NFU Scotland has warmly welcomed proposed changes to Permitted Development Rights as a fillip to business development and diversification.
16/11/2020
Blog The UK Farming Roundtable, which includes NFU Scotland, is urging government to deliver Brexit certainty.
13/11/2020
News NFU Scotland has publicly welcomed the Scottish Government’s recent announcement that it will retain the Less Favoured Areas Support Scheme (LFASS) from 2021 onwards as fantastic news for farmers and crofters working more challenging land in Scotland.
13/11/2020
Blog Agriculture and tourism have many synergies that mean the sum of the two is greater than the two parts writes NFU Scotland President Andrew McCornick after speaking at the inaugural Scottish Agritourism Conference today (12 November).
12/11/2020
News NFU Scotland has welcomed the passage of the UK Agriculture Bill in Westminster today as a significant step forward in securing a prosperous future for the agriculture sector in Scotland and the UK after the end of transition.
12/11/2020
News With the latest round of Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU underway, the next 50 days are critical to the future fortunes of many Scottish food and farming businesses, and the jobs they support.
11/11/2020