News NFU Scotland are promoting a new initiative for all farmers, farm workers and those who work within the farming industry, called ‘Drop ‘N Go’ which encourages anyone coming onto farm for essential deliveries to follow government guidelines about social distancing.
10/04/2020
News As the Covid-19 lockdown looks set to continue, farmers and crofters from every corner and sector of Scotland have come together to produce a video to reassure the general public that they will do all they can to keep food and drink on everyone’s table.
09/04/2020
News Scotland’s leading rural and environmental organisations have issued a statement in relation to the rise in fly-tipping during the Covid-19 pandemic.
09/04/2020
News NFU Scotland has issued a rallying call for people to assist on farm ahead of the soft fruit season staring in earnest in the next few weeks.
09/04/2020
News NFU Scotland is backing a new skills matching hub designed to help livestock farm businesses should coronavirus affect their workforce.
09/04/2020
News NFU Scotland has written to the UK’s eight largest supermarkets and urged them to play as full a part as possible in ensuring home produce finds a route to shop shelves.
08/04/2020
News The unique Scottish service which matches new entrants and developing businesses with well-established farmers and crofters who may be looking to step back has a new dedicated website at: www.slms.scot
08/04/2020
News Following lobbying from NFU Scotland, and other Unions, the restrictions on dairy products in supermarkets are being lifted
08/04/2020
News Sheep prices have bounced back in recent days to provide a welcome boost to Scotland’s farmers and crofters as we head into Easter.
07/04/2020
News Farmers, crofters and the Scottish food and drink sector striving to ensure Scottish glasses and plates remain full
03/04/2020