News NFU Scotland is urging members of the public to clean up after their dogs when walking on or near to agricultural land.
16/03/2017
News NFU Scotland has welcomed the conclusions of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) on the safety of the important herbicide, glyphosate.
15/03/2017
News NFU Scotland is calling on Scottish Government to commit to continued funding of Greylag goose management schemes. In addition, with large populations of geese establishing themselves elsewhere in Scotland, the Union has asked Scottish Government to make provision for supporting new but necessary pilot schemes in other parts of the country.
15/03/2017
News The report, compiled by the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee, follows sessions held in the autumn, at which NFU Scotland gave evidence.
10/03/2017
News The annual round of farm inspections is underway with unofficial reports suggesting failures around cattle ID and tagging are continuing at an unacceptably high level.
10/03/2017
News A top sheep breeder has spoken of his devastation after 26 in-lamb ewes were mauled by two dogs earlier this week, causing substantial losses, and heartbreak.
09/03/2017
News Following lobbying by NFU Scotland since October, seven local authorities have now banned the release of sky lanterns and helium balloons on their land.
08/03/2017
News NFU Scotland is urging those farmers and crofters suffering from dismal broadband speeds to investigate their eligibility for free superfast satellite broadband upgrade under the Digital Scotland Program.
08/03/2017
News NFU Scotland has highlighted the importance of Scottish agriculture as an employer to an influential committee in Westminster today (Wednesday 1 March).
01/03/2017
News NFU Scotland’s secret shoppers find huge variance in the amount of Scottish lamb available in the country’s biggest retailers
01/03/2017