Blog Opening the farm gates to the public – I’ve got the bug writes Vice President Martin Kennedy.
14/06/2019
Blog The last few years have seen a difficult time for many in the dairy industry but, as Roddy Wilde from the Scottish Dairy Growth Board explains, it has also meant an opportunity for the production and export of Scottish cheese.
05/06/2019
Blog Can innovation bridge the rural/urban divide asks Forfar-based Group Secretary Jeremy Parker? Should we be going ‘Dutch’?
03/06/2019
Blog The failed proposed merger of ASDA and Sainsburys has set the fur flying in Westminster and the role of the Grocery Code Adjudicator (GCA) has been at the centre of the debate writes NFU Scotland President Andrew McCornick.
30/05/2019
Blog 2030…We have a decade to change but how do we meet the targets set for food production and the environment asks Director of Policy, Jonnie Hall?
24/05/2019
Blog It is clear that these are ‘strange’ European elections for the UK writes Maeve Whyte, Director of the UK Union’s office in Brussels as she keeps an agri eye on the vote.
22/05/2019
Blog The UK Government will consult on dairy contract regulation this summer – so what is this all about? Policy Manager George Jamieson explains.
17/05/2019
Blog To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, former NFU Scotland Pigs Committee Chair Kevin Gilbert discusses some of the issues which he has faced with mental health in farming.
15/05/2019
Blog We are approaching the time of year which sees many spending a lot of their time in the tractor, and often on the road. To keep everyone properly informed and on the correct side of the law, NFU Scotland Legal & Technical Chair Jamie Smart has produced some top tips for farmers and crofters to bear in mind as they take to the road.
07/05/2019
Blog I was recently in Brussels to attend meetings with other European farming unions to discuss the beef sector. I think I surprised everyone, including my wife Jan, that I was able to make it there and back all on my own writes Livestock Committee Chairman Jimmy Ireland.
25/04/2019