News Europe’s Agricultural Commissioner has reassured farming leaders that a deal on reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is still on track for 2013 despite no deal on a European budget being achieved last week.
30/11/2012
News NFU Scotland is seeking reassurances from Europe that animal health concerns will be fully addressed ahead of any potential trade deal with South American countries.
30/11/2012
News Representatives of the Scottish beef industry have written to Defra Secretary of State Owen Paterson MP seeking his assistance and support in reopening a potentially lucrative market for Scotch beef to Japan.
29/11/2012
News NFU Scotland has met with representatives of Scotland’s banks to highlight the impact that this year’s exceptional weather has had on farm businesses throughout Scotland.
28/11/2012
News Following one of the most difficult years on record, NFU Scotland is calling on retailers, processors and potato packers to send a positive signal to Scottish growers that their crops are needed and valued.
28/11/2012
News NFU Scotland is taking a draft blueprint for Scotland’s world famous beef sector on the road this week.
26/11/2012
News NFU Scotland has been working with the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) on assisting those livestock farmers in non-NVZ areas who are struggling to store and spread slurry in the ongoing wet weather.
22/11/2012
News Scottish farmers are seeking short-term assistance from Scottish Government and the banking sector to cope with this year’s record rainfall and disastrous harvest according to responses to NFU Scotland’s wet weather survey.
21/11/2012
News NFU Scotland has contacted the Scottish Government seeking guidance for those with Rural Priorities capital projects due to be completed in 2012.
20/11/2012
News Representatives of the UK farming unions - NFU Scotland, NFU, NFU Cymru the Ulster Farmers’ Union - met in Cardiff this week to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the UK dairy industry.
14/11/2012