News Farmers and crofters across the UK are invited to join a webinar on ‘Financing Future Farming’ next month.
30/10/2020
News An Orkney farmer, looking to purchase a tractor through an online site has been scammed.
28/10/2020
News The starting gun has been fired on an election process that will see NFU Scotland appoint a new President and elect two Vice Presidents in February 2021.
28/10/2020
Blog The future regulation of plant protection products (PPP) is entering uncharted waters writes policy manager Jenny Brunton.
28/10/2020
News The topic of Regional Land Use Partnerships was the focus on last night’s (Thursday 22 October) NFU Scotland’s Autumn Conference – held online for the first time due to Covid-19 restrictions.
23/10/2020
Blog As we move from autumn into winter, and the prospect of further problems with fuel and filters, it is worth looking at the seasonality factors that affect diesel and gasoil fuels writes Nigel Elliot, chair of the BSI Agricultural Filter Blocking Taskforce in this guest blog for NFU Scotland.
21/10/2020
News A lorry-load of asbestos sheets dumped on a farm near Annan has shown the major flaws that exist in Scotland’s fly-tipping regulations and left the farmer facing a four-figure bill to have the extremely hazardous material cleared.
20/10/2020
News Farmers and crofters are asked to engage with Scotland’s fledgling Climate Assembly to ensure food and farming are at the heart of the nation’s climate change response.
20/10/2020
Blog Evidence given to the House of Lords on what the issues around a US/UK trade deal are likely to be was eye-opening writes Vice President Martin Kennedy.
19/10/2020
News NFU Scotland is urging members of the House of Lords to revisit a potential amendment to the Agricultural Bill when they vote tomorrow (Tuesday 20 October) that will ensure Westminster can properly scrutinise all future trade deals.
19/10/2020