News NFU Scotland meets MPs in London to discuss the policy’s devastating impact on family farms.
29/01/2025
News Figures released by the Scottish Dairy Cattle Association (SDCA) reveal a net decrease of 30 dairy herds in Scotland during 2024, bring the total number of milking herds to 764.
28/01/2025
News NFU Scotland has announced that tractor rallies and events will take place across Scotland this weekend (1 and 2 February) to highlight how the UK Government’s proposed changes to inheritance tax threaten the viability of family farms across the whole of the country and the impact this would have on businesses up and down the supply chain. It is also an opportunity for farmers and crofters to say thank you to the public for their ongoing support and engage with MPs and local politicians.
28/01/2025
News Late call to postpone events follows assessment of devastation and ongoing weather warnings.
25/01/2025
News arlier this week, representatives from across NFU Scotland regions, from Orkney to Dumfries, and all sector commodities - soft fruit, arable, pigs & poultry, and next generation - had a very positive meeting with First Minister John Swinney MP at NFU Scotland’s President Martin Kennedy's farm in Highland Perthshire.
24/01/2025
News On Saturday 25 January, NFU Scotland Orkney members will join others in the #StopTheFamilyFarmTax nationwide day of action with a planned tractor rally. The rally has been planned to highlight the damage that the UK Government’s proposed changes to inheritance tax will do and the threat to the viability of family farms across the UK. It will also thank the public for its growing support in this matter.
22/01/2025
News On Saturday 25 January, NFU Scotland Forth and Clyde members will join others in the #StopTheFamilyFarmTax nationwide day of action by holding two tractor rallies. These rallies have been planned to highlight the damage that the UK Government’s proposed changes to inheritance tax will do and the threat to the viability of family farms across the UK. It will also thank the public for its growing support in this matter.
22/01/2025
News On Saturday 25 January, NFU Scotland East Central members will join others in the #StopTheFamilyFarmTax nationwide day of action by holding a Tractor Rally. This rally has been planned to highlight the damage that the UK Government’s proposed changes to inheritance tax will do and the threat to the viability of family farms across the UK. It will also thank the public for its growing support in this matter.
22/01/2025
News On Saturday 25 January, NFU Scotland Highland members will join others in the #StopTheFamilyFarmTax nationwide day of action by holding a Tractor Rally. This rally has been planned to highlight the damage that the UK Government’s proposed changes to inheritance tax will do and the threat to the viability of family farms across the UK. It will also thank the public for its growing support in this matter.
21/01/2025
News On Saturday 25 January, NFU Scotland Dumfries and Galloway members will join others in the #StopTheFamilyFarmTax nationwide day of action by holding a Tractor Rally. This rally has been planned to highlight the damage that the UK Government’s proposed changes to inheritance tax will do and the threat to the viability of family farms across the UK. It will also thank the public for its growing support in this matter.
21/01/2025