Blog After four years int he role, NFU Scotland President Martin Kennedy made his final address to the Union's AGM and conference.
06/02/2025
Blog Ahead of speaking at NFU Scotland’s National Conference, Finnish farmer and lobbyist Max Schulman, stressed the importance of involving farmers in agricultural policy-making. Teasing what delegates can expect from his speech, Mr Schulman warned of a widening gap between lawmakers and farmers in his pre-conference guest blog.
05/02/2025
Blog NFU Mutual Group Secretary Michael Goldie writes of his experience with the virus.
This lambing season has been incredibly challenging for my Mum and I at Harpercroft, where we run a pedigree flock of Suffolk ewes. Initially, we hoped to lamb around 80 ewes in January, a mix of pure and recipient ewes after a series of Artificial Insemination (AI) and embryo implantation in August of last year.
04/02/2025
Blog Union President makes final plea to members as NatureScot’s public consultation draws to a close.
23/01/2025
Blog Last week, several reports by farming press referred to glyphosate resistance in the UK.
15/01/2025
Blog The UK Government’s recent budget where full relief for inheritance tax in agriculture will be discontinued has caused more concern amongst farmers across the UK than I have seen in decades and understandably so writes NFU Scotland President Martin Kennedy.
30/12/2024
Blog It is incredible that 2025 is just a few days away, and early next year, I will be stepping down from a position that I have been honoured to hold over the past four years.
27/12/2024
Blog NFUS met the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) in a roundtable discussion involving members of the Combinable Crop Committee and representatives from the SWA’s Net Zero Working Group.
12/12/2024
Blog The passion and commitment of dairy farmers up and down the country has impressed Richard Thompson, the new Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator.
11/12/2024
Blog To highlight the industry’s need for continued, secure support, Ben McClymont, Chair of the Union’s Next Generation Committee, said the following to more than 1,000 rallying farmers and crofters outside Scottish Parliament last week (28 November).
06/12/2024