News Scottish farmers remain loyal to their banking providers but that loyalty is being challenged by rising charges according to a survey by NFU Scotland.
03/10/2012
News The dairy industry Voluntary Code of Best Practice (vCoP) signed by NFU Scotland, the NFU of England and Wales and Dairy UK at the end of August, is now being circulated to the industry.
03/10/2012
News Europe’s farmers have laid out their vision for a strong, innovative and profitable sector with a food production and a properly funded Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) at its heart.
02/10/2012
News The role of farmers and agricultural contractors in helping Scotland cope with the worst of the winter weather has been recognised in a new code of practice.
02/10/2012
News NFU Scotland is calling on the Scottish Government to help drive greater cohesion across the agri-renewables sector to capture the enormous potential that exists to generate energy on-farm and deliver on Scotland’s ambitious energy targets.
27/09/2012
News To compound a difficult growing season and problematic harvest, many Scottish oilseed rape growers may be facing deductions to the payment for their crops as a result of exceptionally high levels of free fatty acids being found in some samples.
27/09/2012
News The winds and rain that have battered parts of Scotland in recent days have compounded the huge difficulties many Scottish growers have encountered in securing the 2012 harvest.
25/09/2012
News Organisations representing UK pig producers have called on Europe to consider more transparent pricing mechanisms and more robust contractual requirements to support the hard-pressed sector.
25/09/2012
News In a briefing to Scottish politicians, NFU Scotland has laid out its priorities for the new Scotland Rural Development Programme (SRDP), due to commence in 2014.
24/09/2012
News NFU Scotland and its fellow UK farming Unions have celebrated 40 years in Europe with a reception in Brussels showcasing the very best in home-produced food and drink.
21/09/2012