News NFU Scotland has welcomed the announcement that hard-pressed food and farming businesses are to be included in Government measures to address soaring energy costs.
08/09/2022
News The growers behind the Seed Potato Organisation are quietly making progress and will be launching in the next few months.
07/09/2022
News NFU Scotland has challenged Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Mairi Gougeon to put future policy options for Scotland’s farmers and crofters in the public domain.
06/09/2022
News As the annual celebration of lamb, #LoveLambWeek begins, NFU Scotland is reminding hill farmers and crofters that the Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme (SUSSS), worth more than £7 million annually, opens from today.
01/09/2022
Blog Scottish Government must start delivering information on future policy direction now if it is to curb growing anger and frustration and provide farmers and crofters with any degree of confidence going forward writes NFU Scotland President Martin Kennedy.
01/09/2022
Blog Everyone across all sectors of agriculture and indeed all types of industry are waiting with bated breath on governments to make a decision on what to do about the current out of control energy crisis. The sad reality is they don’t know what to do or it would have been done by now.
31/08/2022
News Responding to the launch of Scottish Government’s consultation on an Agriculture Bill, NFU Scotland has expressed deep disappointment that greater detail on future policy options is still not available.
29/08/2022
Blog This summer has seen many challenges come to the fore again and the return of Summer shows has provided a tremendous opportunity to engage with members across the country writes Vice President Andrew Connon.
26/08/2022
News NFU Scotland is urging its members to provide details on soaring electricity costs and the impact that is having on their businesses.
25/08/2022
Blog When it comes to Government appreciation of the impact that the cost of energy is having on business viability, the ‘penny hasn’t dropped’ according to NFU Scotland President Martin Kennedy.
24/08/2022