News NFU Scotland has repeated its position that Scotland’s farm funding shortfall of almost £190 million must be addressed in the current Review of Intra-UK Allocation of Domestic Farm Funding, being led by Lord Bew.
24/04/2019
News NFU Scotland and partners were out in force in Dumfries and Galloway over the weekend to encourage responsible dog ownership in the countryside.
22/04/2019
News NFU Scotland has submitted a response to the Scottish Government’s Good Food Nation consultation, setting out its vision for a Scotland which values Scottish farmers and crofters as producers of high-quality, local food.
16/04/2019
News Although a new deadline for the UK to leave the European Union has been set, the Scottish sheep sector still harbours concerns about the economic impact of a ‘No Deal’ Brexit.
11/04/2019
News Faced with ongoing division amongst politicians and continued uncertainty, the Presidents of NFU Scotland, Ulster Farmers’ Union, NFU and NFU Cymru have written to the presidents of farming unions in Europe stating their unequivocal position that a no deal exit would be economically disastrous, and that it is in every nation’s interest that we avoid a catastrophic, disorderly exit of the UK from the EU.
09/04/2019
News With collaboration across the agricultural industry increasing to tackle the blight of livestock worrying by dogs, NFU Scotland’s Dumfries and Galloway region will be launching a local initiative over Easter weekend.
08/04/2019
News In advance of the European Council meeting on 10 April, where an extension to Article 50 could be agreed, the NFU Scotland has met with its UK farming counterparts – NFU and NFU Cymru – at a summit in Co Fermanagh hosted by the Ulster Farmers’ Union. The Irish Farmers Association also joined discussions on the impact of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
08/04/2019
News NFU Scotland continued to press the agricultural industry’s priorities for Brexit at a meeting on an Aberdeenshire farm today (Friday 5 April) with new Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Robert Goodwill MP.
05/04/2019
News The new look NFU Scotland Milk Committee discussed a full agenda including Brexit and product promotion, but the single most important issue being milk contract regulation.
03/04/2019
News With collaboration across the agricultural industry increasing to tackle the blight of livestock worrying by dogs, NFU Scotland’s Lothians and Borders region has teamed up with local police to launch a local initiative.
01/04/2019