News Farmers and crofters across many parts of Scotland are counting the cost of Storm Arwen that hit last weekend.
29/11/2021
News NFU Scotland is carrying out a pork shelf watch over the next week (27 November to 5 December) to gain a clear snapshot of which supermarkets are strongly supporting our pig farmers at this extremely challenging time for the industry.
26/11/2021
News NFU Scotland is urging all poultry keepers - large or small - to put in place appropriate measures to house their birds following an announcement from The Chief Veterinary Officers for Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland that new housing rules will be in place across the UK from Monday 29 November.
24/11/2021
News In partnership with SAOS, NFU Scotland has launched the Scottish Agricultural Export Hub to develop new export opportunities and expand existing export markets for Scottish agricultural produce for the benefit of primary producers.
23/11/2021
News NFU Scotland is writing to the UK Government after plans to change trailer test requirements stalled.
22/11/2021
News Scottish Government has been contacting farmers and crofters who had a reduction and/or penalties to their 2015 claim forms informing them of the reasons.
18/11/2021
Blog In the last of a series of COP26 blogs, President Martin Kennedy discusses the need for the whole food chain – from retailer back to the farmgate – to take responsibility for tackling emission reductions rather than farmers being left to carry the can. He writes:
18/11/2021
News Backed by an unprecedented level of member engagement, NFU Scotland has called on Scottish Government to put in place a future agricultural policy that enables the industry to deliver on food production, climate change ambitions and biodiversity enhancement.
17/11/2021
Blog With the eyes of the world focused on Glasgow over the past two weeks, NFU Scotland President Martin Kennedy reflects on COP26 and his participation at the event and global efforts to tackle climate change.
17/11/2021
Blog With the eyes of the world focused on Glasgow over the past two weeks, NFU Scotland President Martin Kennedy reflects on COP26 and his participation at the event and global efforts to tackle climate change.
16/11/2021