News NFU Scotland has written to the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee this week to voice its support for legislation to be broadened to enable tenants in secure tenancies to pass the farm down the family line.
02/02/2016
News Four weeks into a new Basic Payment Scheme year and Scottish Government has failed to provide satisfactory updated guidance to Scottish farmers on greening and has done little to remove the unnecessary gold-plating it has created.
02/02/2016
News Details on how to apply to the Scottish Government’s floodbank restoration scheme have been announced with NFU Scotland encouraging flood-hit farmers to apply to the £1 million fund.
01/02/2016
News News release embargoed from all broadcast and publication until 00.01hrs Friday, 29 January 2016 The Ed Rainy Brown Memorial Award for 2016 has been presented to an inspirational figure in Scottish agriculture’s vegetable sector, Alistair Ewan.
29/01/2016
News NFU Scotland has written again to the lead rural affairs committee in the Scottish Parliament about the calamitous state of Scotland’s system for delivering support payments to farmers and crofters.
27/01/2016
News NFU Scotland (NFUS) and Scottish Land & Estates have welcomed the Scottish Parliament’s decision to vote down proposals to extend the Pentland Hills Regional Park.
27/01/2016
News New Entrants and Young Farmers are being left in the dark over vital support from new Rural Development schemes.
26/01/2016
News With the 31 January tax payment deadline fast approaching, Johnston Carmichael – who operate NFU Scotland’s Taxation Advice Helpline – has reminded farmers of some options available to them.
25/01/2016
News Bute farmer John Dickson is the new chairman for Argyll & the Islands Region.
19/01/2016
News NFU Scotland has received cross party MSP support for a significant number of its proposed amendments to Scotland’s landmark Land Reform Bill.
14/01/2016