News NFU Scotland and Scottish Land & Estates write to Scottish Government over increasing fly-tipping issue. The long list of incidents includes two tonnes of meat processing waste dumped in a Lanarkshire burn
12/08/2020
News Scottish farmers and crofters have started to receive loan scheme offer letters from Scottish Government and NFU Scotland is urging recipients to ‘opt in’.
05/08/2020
News For the majority of families in Scotland the last few months have been the longest period since starting school that they have had their children at home, due to the Covid-19 lockdown.
05/08/2020
News A research project at Robert Gordon University (RGU) which explores the mental wellbeing of Scotland’s farmers is moving forward to develop and test a suitable intervention, hand-in-hand with farmers, to support their mental health and wellbeing now and in the future.
05/08/2020
News As pupils across Scotland receive their exam results today (Tuesday 4 August), NFU Scotland has joined by Lantra, the Young Farmers (SAYFC) and other organisations in highlighting the different career paths they can now take to get into agriculture.
04/08/2020
News NFU Scotland is urging the public to only buy seeds and plants from a trusted supplier and asks anyone who receives unsolicited parcels of plant seeds through the post to report it and not to plant them.
03/08/2020
News NFU Scotland is urging farmers and crofters to plan ahead when it comes to vehicle MOTs and driving licence renewals. As Covid-19 restrictions are being unwound, there is the potential for backlogs around both.
29/07/2020
News Farmers and crofters are being asked to put down their mobile this Farm Safety Week and take more caution in their cabs
24/07/2020
News NFU Scotland has urged the importance of agriculture to be recognised in plans for land management in Scotland.
22/07/2020
News With the Scottish harvest underway, the recent market update from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) suggests it is more important than ever for growers to consider how this year’s cereals and oilseeds will be marketed.
21/07/2020