News NFU Scotland and NFU Mutual’s prestigious Ambassador Award has been presented to Dumfries and Galloway dairy farmer Tracey Roan for her outstanding advocacy of the farming industry in general, and dairying and Dumfries and Galloway in particular.
07/02/2020
News The Membership Flame – an NFU Scotland award that recognises outstanding efforts in recruitment and retention of members - has gone to the hard-working Perth team of Margaret Hebbourn, Katy Neill and Marc Robb. The achievement is all the greater given that Margaret and Katy have only been in post since 2017 and Marc joined the team late last year.
07/02/2020
News Speaking at NFU Scotland’s Conference, President Andrew McCornick has called on legislators and policy makers to deliver for Scottish agriculture as Brexit enters its final stage.
06/02/2020
News A delicious selection of fresh Scottish produce will form NFU Scotland’s Annual Dinner, taking place at the Radisson Blu, Glasgow on Thursday 6 February 2020
05/02/2020
News Following on from the recent publication of the Scottish Government’s Women in Agriculture Taskforce report, the industry group Women in Agriculture Scotland (WiAS) has been formalised.
05/02/2020
News Following three and a half years of political stagnation, the UK will leave the European Union at 11pm tonight (31 January).
31/01/2020
News NFU Scotland is reminding members that when the UK leaves the EU this Friday (31 January) the rules, with which they currently comply, will still apply.
29/01/2020
News NFU Scotland believes the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) report: points-based system and salary thresholds published today (28 January) marks progress but falls short on delivering for Scotland’s food and farming sectors.
28/01/2020
News The Tay PARC group, which NFU Scotland is a key partner, is set to host two free events at Forfar Mart on Tuesday 28 January and at Caledonian House, Perth on Thursday 30 January, to raise awareness of rural crime in the area.
15/01/2020
News A couple at the helm of a haulage firm that has been servicing Argyll & the Islands for decades were this year’s recipient of the Stalwart award, presented annually by NFU Scotland’s Argyll & the Islands region at its AGM.
14/01/2020