News A group of seed potato growers are looking for industry feedback about the new Seed Potato Organisation (SPO) at the annual Potatoes in Practice event, being held at Balruddery Farm near Dundee on the 11 August.
25/07/2022
News NFU Scotland has welcomed the decision by UK Government to increase the risk status of people bringing the devastating pig disease African Swine Fever (ASF) to the UK from medium to high and calls on it to go further.
13/07/2022
News North East’s Next Generation group are inviting all farmers to its next event on 13 July when they will be hosted by James and Nikki Yoxhall.
04/07/2022
News Aberdeenshire artists Mary Bourne and Lynne Strachan are to lead and develop the pioneering mental health and art project “The Art of Farming” over the next year.
30/06/2022
News NFU Scotland is urging farmers and crofters to apply to Police Scotland now for an agricultural dispensation for wide vehicle movements ahead of harvest.
29/06/2022
News NFU Scotland has expressed its mounting frustration at the lack of response to its proposal for an ‘on-goers scheme’ that will offer a crucial lifeline to Scotland’s pig sector.
23/06/2022
News Scotland’s farmers and crofters are currently facing extreme financial uncertainty as a result of unprecedented pressure from input price inflation.
23/06/2022
News Production on Scotland’s farms and crofts is set to be scaled back as producers respond to unprecedented price increases for key inputs.
23/06/2022
News A group of nine seed potato growers from across Scotland, along with technical back-up, are putting together a new organisation to support and develop the seed potato sector.
22/06/2022
News NFU Scotland is inviting those who were unable to take part in the Union’s hugely successful roadshow tour earlier this month to join them online to discuss future agricultural policy in Scotland.
21/06/2022