News The ability to vary from EU regulations presents a New Year and a new era for Scotland’s crop sector according to NFU Scotland.
21/12/2020
News Scotland’s farmers and crofters are keen to play their important role in delivering the ambitious climate change plans set by Scottish Government but are calling for the policy tools to help them transform.
21/12/2020
News NFU Scotland has responded positively to many of the elements included in the Scottish Government’s updated Climate Change Plan 2018-2032 published today (16 December 2020).
16/12/2020
News Eligible farmers and crofters are reminded to apply to the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) before the deadline of 31 December 2020.
15/12/2020
News Farmers and crofters in Scotland are being reminded to complete their December agricultural survey form, including the annual sheep & goat inventory where applicable. The deadline is 18 December.
14/12/2020
News The Ayrshire Partnership Against Rural Crime (APARC) has brought together several key stakeholders - Police Scotland Ayrshire Division, East Ayrshire Council and South Ayrshire Council - to build solutions to tackle this major problem.
14/12/2020
News NFU Scotland has written to the Scottish Government urging it to ensure that the role of farmers and crofters delivering the nation’s green recovery is written into Scottish Government’s spending plans for 2021-22, due to be unveiled in January.
04/12/2020
News NFU Scotland is urging all poultry keepers - large or small - to put in place appropriate measures to house their birds following the Scottish Government announcement that new housing rules will be in place across Great Britain from 14 December.
04/12/2020
News A number of new immigration routes that will form part of the UK Government’s new points-based system were unveiled when UK Home Office’s Minister for Future Borders and Immigration, Kevin Foster MP, joined a successful NFU Scotland and Home Office webinar on the post-Brexit immigration system yesterday (Tuesday 1 December).
02/12/2020