News NFU Scotland has welcomed the progress made on Brexit negotiations today (8 December) and urges the UK and the EU to use this as a launchpad to drive forward trade talks.
08/12/2017
News Andrew McCornick, NFU Scotland President, has reached out to Mr Fox following recent trade talks he has held with Australia and New Zealand to highlight the priorities of Scotland’s agri-food sector in the development of bilateral deals.
07/12/2017
News NFU Scotland is reminding members who are engaged in Limited Duration Tenancies (LDTs) to ensure that they are aware of the correct notice provisions for such tenancies, where they wish to terminate such arrangements.
06/12/2017
News Following on from its decision to slash the milk price paid to Muller Direct farmers, NFU Scotland and NFU England & Wales are expecting to meet with the milk processor next week.
06/12/2017
News News that dairy giant Muller are to slash the price paid to their farmers by a massive 1.5p per litre has seen NFU Scotland receive many calls from angry Muller suppliers.
The scale of the price drop is hugely disappointing for Muller direct suppliers and, worryingly, opens the door for other milk processors to follow suit.
01/12/2017
News The long-running campaign to secure the re-authorisation of the essential herbicide, glyphosate, has seen the appeals committee in Brussels approve the product for a further five years.
27/11/2017
News NFUS is reminding its tenant and landlord members that the new Modern Limited Duration Tenancy (MLDT) comes into force from 30 November.
27/11/2017
News As the EU Withdrawal Bill returns to the House of Commons this week, NFUS has contributed to a high-level conference on the future of UK farming and the environment post-Brexit.
21/11/2017
News NFU Scotland has welcomed the messages on positive change included in the interim discussion document from Scotland’s four Agri-Champions, published today (17 November).
17/11/2017
News NFU Scotland’s President Andrew McCornick has used Scotland’s biggest one-day agricultural event to call for politicians across all parliaments to focus on the long-term future of the sector.
15/11/2017