Blog Scotland’s harvest is underway but, with temperatures soaring, chair of NFU Scotland’s Legal and Technical Committee, Alasdair Macnab is using #FarmSafetyWeek to urge growers to put contingency plans in place to combat combine or crop fires.
19/07/2022
Blog A decade after the first Farm Safety Week campaign, agriculture continues to have the poorest safety record in the UK and Ireland according to Stephanie Berkeley, Farm Safety Foundation manager.
18/07/2022
Blog What does ‘re-balancing’ Scottish Agriculture mean asked NFU Scotland President Martin Kennedy, when addressing a reception at the Highland Show, hosted by Scottish-based UK law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn.
24/06/2022
Blog NFU Scotland has today (16 June) joined fellow UK farming unions in celebrating the decision taken by UK Farming Unions to establish an office in Brussels in 1972 to represent the interests of UK farmers and growers.
16/06/2022
Blog As the 22 June deadline for pesticide users to register their details with Defra approaches, NFU Scotland’s Environmental Resources Policy Manager Sarah Cowie considers what this means for NFU Scotland members.
15/06/2022
Blog At the end of May I had the exciting and unique opportunity to visit the isles of Skye and North Uist with NFU Scotland’s Highland Regional Board to learn about the role of crofting and island life.
14/06/2022
Blog After receiving the results of his annual soil testing regime which this year included a carbon assessment, NFU Scotland President Martin Kennedy reflects on the important role Scotland’s farmers and crofters are playing in keeping the nation fed, while conserving Scotland’s landscapes and protecting biodiversity. Martin writes:
07/06/2022
Blog For those involved in the dairy sector around the world, 1 June is a date on the calendar that has now become familiar and significant to us all.
31/05/2022
Blog The financial implications of the new regulations around the storage of slurry, which came into force on 1 January 2022, remains a major concern for many of our members writes Duncan Macalister, chair of NFU Scotland’s Argyll and the Islands region.
26/05/2022
Blog Telling farming’s story and opening your farmgate to the public could help address the employment crisis in the sector according to Highland farmer John Scott.
12/05/2022