News Farmers and crofters throughout this magnificent country are not only providing us with fantastic nutritious food and drink but are doing so in a fashion that puts Scotland at the forefront when it comes to climate change, the environment, and economic return.
29/10/2021
News NFU Scotland has welcomed the announcement at its autumn conference in Dunfermline that a £51 million package will help Scotland’s farmers and crofters transition to a new agricultural policy.
29/10/2021
News NFU Scotland’s President, Martin Kennedy has committed to tackling a ‘perfect storm’ of challenges head on when he addressed the Union’s autumn conference in Dunfermline today (28 October). Talking to 80 delegates in person, and a further 100 online, Mr Kennedy said Scottish and UK agriculture are facing some of the most serious challenges they have ever faced.
28/10/2021
News NFU Scotland has welcomed today’s announcement of a long-term commitment to agri-environment schemes from Scottish Government.
27/10/2021
News The judicial review into NatureScot’s approach to beaver licencing has been published
22/10/2021
News NFU Scotland has reacted with anger and dismay at the announcement of a further free trade deal that grants a major exporting nation unfettered access to the UK and offers virtually nothing to Scottish farmers, growers and crofters in return.
21/10/2021
News Demand for quality Scottish produce remains high and Scotland’s farmers, crofters and producers are working hard to ensure it gets from farm to fork.
13/10/2021
News Kate Hopper joined NFU Scotland this week, taking on the role of Policy Manager for Climate Change.
06/10/2021
News National webinar on 13 October to be followed by series of regional meetings
NFU Scotland is to undertake a series of online and face-to-face meetings ahead of responding to the Scottish Government consultation on how the nation transitions to a new agricultural policy.
06/10/2021
News Results to a Scottish Government survey on the rent review process suggest there is a positive platform around which improvements can be built after more than a thousand tenant farmers responded.
06/10/2021