Blog For some time now farmers and crofters in Scotland have been calling for an opportunity to remind as many people as possible about the fantastic story of food and farming in Scotland and to thank them for their support writes Martin Kennedy.
14/02/2020
Blog Speech by President Andrew McCornick to NFU Scotland AGM and Conference in Glasgow, 6 February 2020.
06/02/2020
Blog The viability of some crops is potentially threatened by the loss of key Plant Protection Products (PPPs) writes Environmental Regulations Policy Manager Jenny Brunton.
28/01/2020
Blog The Voluntary Initiative (VI), an industry led initiative to promote responsible use of pesticides supported by NFU Scotland amongst others, has named a team of ambassadors throughout the UK to champion their schemes, tools and messages. John Murrie is the VI’s Scottish Champion on the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Plan
23/01/2020
Blog This year we expect to see Scottish cattle movement recording move from BCMS CTS Online to ScotEID, with the hope that the change will be seamless, and result in a single provider of the movement systems for official business to business cattle movements as well as ScotMoves.
22/01/2020
Blog The difficulties that many users of gas oil (red diesel) have been encountering have been widely reported over many months writes Legal and Technical Committee Chairman Jamie Smart.
20/01/2020
Blog Off the back of a paper from the University of Southampton, NFU Scotland Animal Health and Welfare Policy Manager Penny Middleton has taken a look at some of the key issues surrounding dog behaviour around livestock.
15/01/2020
Blog As farmers and crofters head into the future, we must use 2020 as a launchpad to positivity and common sense about our industry, writes Vice President Martin Kennedy.
10/01/2020
Blog Extreme weather events are in the news, climate change is high on the political agenda and agriculture is seen by some as a major contributor. Be in no doubt - responsible agriculture is part of the solution writes Vice President Charlie Adam.
06/01/2020
Blog We are leaving the 2010’s in a far different place than we entered it and 2020 doesn’t just bring a New Year, but a new decade and a new world for Scottish farming and crofting writes President Andrew McCornick.
24/12/2019