News Following a co-hosted Procurement Roundtable, NFU Scotland has renewed its call for improvements to Scotland’s public food procurement system urging the Scottish Government and other public sector organisations to adopt a “Scottish First” approach that puts local farmers, crofters and growers at the heart of public sector food supply.
28/11/2025
News NFU Scotland has expressed deep disappointment – but little surprise – that today’s UK Budget has pushed ahead with damaging reforms to Inheritance Tax (IHT), including changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) that will have profound consequences for family farms across Scotland.
26/11/2025
Blog It was great to head out to Brussels this week with Vice President, Duncan Macalister, as part of our regular work in Europe. It is always excellent to get the four UK farming unions into the same space for discussion on what is impacting our collective members.
21/11/2025
News Scottish farmers and crofters are delivering letters today (21 November) to all 37 Scottish Labour MPs, calling on them to urgently urge the UK Treasury to change their proposed changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) ahead of the UK Budget on 26 November.
21/11/2025
News NFU Scotland President Andrew Connon and Scottish Government Minister Jim Fairlie MSP took part in a packed and high-profile debate at AgriScot 2025, exploring what support and stability Scottish agriculture needs in the months ahead.
19/11/2025
Blog Ahead of the annual Scottish Dairy Hub/Kite Consulting seminar at AgriScot this Wednesday (19 November) at 1.00pm, dairy analyst and journalist Chris Walkland, who will open the seminar, outlines the rollercoaster ride that the sector is now on, and looks to the negatives and positives as we head into a challenging spring.
17/11/2025
Blog It’s been a bruising few weeks for Scotland’s dairy sector. Almost every milk buyer has announced a cut to prices for October and November – and the scale and speed of those cuts have left many of us reeling.
11/11/2025
News NFU Scotland has issued a response following the passing of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill at Holyrood, expressing concern over provisions that could undermine access to land for tenants and new entrants.
06/11/2025
Blog NFU Scotland acknowledges the strong interest shown by members in the recent round of the Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS). The volume of applications submitted exceeded the funding available and is a clear sign of the ambition, forward-thinking and investment mindset within Scotland’s farming community.
03/11/2025
Blog Six months into our second year of our ShelfWatch initiative, it feels appropriate to reflect not just on the data, but on what it means for our members, the wider supply chain, and the future of Scottish food.
03/11/2025