News A vote in the European Parliament yesterday (14 June) rejected the views of the Parliament’s own agricultural committee and will now see a ban for the use of Plant Protection Products (PPPs) on Ecological Focus Areas (EFAs) become effective for claim year 2018.
15/06/2017
News NFU Scotland’s Crown Estate Tenants Working Group met with Cabinet Secretary Roseanna Cunningham yesterday (Tuesday 8 June) to discuss their aspirations for the devolution of the Crown Estate.
14/06/2017
News Members of NFU Scotland are being encouraged to ‘drop in’ to its show stand 143 at Avenue 7 throughout next week’s Royal Highland Show to ask their questions and seek advice on specific issues.
13/06/2017
News NFU Scotland has welcomed a Code of Practice to accompany the beginning of the waygo amnesty.
12/06/2017
News NFU Scotland is taking to the road once again to hold workshops focused on agricultural and vehicle transportation issues.
07/06/2017
News Next week will see the NFU Scotland team heading for the Highlands and Islands to listen to farmers and crofters across the area about their priorities.
02/06/2017
News Following continued pressure by NFUS to make changes to the administration of the scheme to make it more workable and remove some of the frustrations, farmers taking part in the Beef Efficiency Scheme (BES) have been informed this week of changes to the distribution of tissue tags for calves born in 2017.
02/06/2017