Blog There is no doubt AgriScot, as the second biggest Agricultural event in the calendar is still growing from strength to strength and the buzz that’s here is plain for everyone to see.
22/11/2023
Blog It is in the interests of Scottish farming and crofting that we make succession a success writes NFU Scotland Policy Adviser, Lucy McGillivray.
21/11/2023
Blog Last week’s June Agricultural Census figures, produced by Scottish Government, underlined again that our national beef suckler herd is shrinking.
08/11/2023
Blog As we continue to lobby for justifiable changes, NFU Scotland’s Environmental Resources Policy Manager Sarah Cowie is informing the farming sector that they must prepare for upcoming pesticide enforcement officer visits this month.
02/11/2023
Blog The hard yards put in by NFU Scotland in attending major political party conferences are making the difference according to Director of Policy, Jonnie Hall.
01/11/2023
Blog Despite the very challenging drop in the UK milk price, a recent European study trip painted a positive outlook for the dairy sector and its opportunities according to NFU Scotland’s Milk Committee Chair Bruce Mackie.
30/10/2023
Blog Address by President Martin Kennedy to NFU Scotland Autumn Conference in Dunfermline, 26 October 2023.
26/10/2023
Blog Scotland’s farmers and crofters will make their voices heard as Scottish Government opens the process whereby communities and organisations are invited to submit proposals to become Scotland’s next national park writes NFU Scotland’s Environmental resources Policy Manager Sarah Cowie.
12/10/2023
Blog For those who use any Plant Protection Product (PPP), the Voluntary Initiative is here to help according to Amy Geddes, Wester Braikie Farms in Angus, a member of NFU Scotland’s Combinable Crops Committee who has recently taken over as chair of the Scottish Voluntary Initiative (VI).
01/09/2023
Blog As I pack my bags, midge repellent, bike and, crucially, myself for the scenic of journey north to take part in the RSABI Great Glen Challenge fundraiser (Friday, 25 August) there’s a few things running through my head writes Colin Ferguson, Regional chair of Dumfries and Galloway.
24/08/2023