News Today (Thursday 31 October), the Scottish Government announced its proposal to divide the £160 million award from UK Government into two instalments and use the pot to fill funding gaps in the Less Favoured Areas.
31/10/2019
News A review of its operations in Scotland has seen major milk processor Muller exercising its rights and serving 12-month notice on 14 producers in Aberdeenshire.
31/10/2019
News In response to a consultation on sheep ageing protocols by the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) NFU Scotland was clear that a cut-off date of 30 June after which sheep born in the previous year would be regarded as over 12 months old should be adopted across Great Britain (GB), moving away from burdensome and costly method of mouthing sheep for the purposes of TSE (Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies) control.
30/10/2019
News NFU Scotland has called on Scotland’s transport system to deliver reliable and cost-effective transportation between island, rural and semi-rural locations in order to underpin the agricultural and crofting businesses and communities at the heart of these areas. NFU Scotland made the call after responding to a Transport Scotland consultation into the nation’s future transport strategy.
29/10/2019
News Zoe Meldrum and Ruth Taylor have joined NFU Scotland as Rural Business Policy Advisor and Climate Change Policy Manager respectively.
29/10/2019
News NFU Scotland, along with counterparts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, has written to the UK Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs calling on the UK Government to finally recognise the beef crisis by taking action to protect farmer income.
29/10/2019
News NFU Scotland is now taking nominations for the position of Vice President.
28/10/2019
News NFU Scotland President Andrew McCornick has said that: “Solid outcomes determined now will define the successful future for Scotland’s farmers, producers and crofters post Brexit.”
25/10/2019
News NFU Scotland is embarking on a 15-date policy roadshow tour of Scotland with every farming and crofting member encouraged to attend.
23/10/2019
News As bonfire night approaches, NFU Scotland is urging people to consider farmers, crofters and their livestock, and avoid using dangerous sky lanterns this year.
23/10/2019