News The long-running campaign to secure the re-authorisation of the essential herbicide, glyphosate, has seen the appeals committee in Brussels approve the product for a further five years.
27/11/2017
News NFUS is reminding its tenant and landlord members that the new Modern Limited Duration Tenancy (MLDT) comes into force from 30 November.
27/11/2017
Blog I wouldn’t recommend two shows in one week - especially if they are in two different countries writes Vice President Gary Mitchell.
24/11/2017
News As the EU Withdrawal Bill returns to the House of Commons this week, NFUS has contributed to a high-level conference on the future of UK farming and the environment post-Brexit.
21/11/2017
News NFU Scotland has welcomed the messages on positive change included in the interim discussion document from Scotland’s four Agri-Champions, published today (17 November).
17/11/2017
News NFU Scotland’s President Andrew McCornick has used Scotland’s biggest one-day agricultural event to call for politicians across all parliaments to focus on the long-term future of the sector.
15/11/2017
News The EU committee of member state representatives’ vote on the 5 year relicensing of herbicide Glyphosate has failed to reach a qualified majority and will be postponed until a further date.
09/11/2017
News A delegation from NFU Scotland is be in Brussels today (Tuesday 7 November) and tomorrow, ahead of a decision on the reauthorisation of the essential herbicide glyphosate, expected on Thursday.
07/11/2017
Blog Inevitably, Brexit has become top of the agenda on the NFUS priority list, but can we learn from others’ experience asks Vice President Martin Kennedy.
03/11/2017
News NFU Scotland’s latest shelfwatch, looking at almost 35,000 packs of pork, bacon and gammon in 47 supermarket stores, has found that consumers will often struggle to identify just where the meat has come from.
01/11/2017