News NFU Scotland will retain its high level of service for its members in the Lothians and Borders whilst Regional Manager Kerry Clark is on maternity leave. Lindsay Brown, who farms in East Lothian, started with the Union in January and has been working alongside Kerry before officially taking over from tomorrow (Friday 1 March).
28/02/2019
News NFU Scotland has produced a consultation for members on the issues they have faced in relation to the public’s use of fireworks and looks to identify any gaps or unintended consequences within the current regulatory framework.
27/02/2019
News NFU Scotland is urging shoppers and retailers to boost their support for tasty, nutritious Scotch beef this spring.
27/02/2019
News Retired Ayrshire farmers are being invited to the inaugural meeting for the group ‘Still Ploughing On’ which is being held on Friday 8 March 2019 at 10.30am at Morriston Farm near Maybole.
27/02/2019
News With just over four weeks to go until the planned date of EU exit, NFU Scotland has returned to London to meet with Defra officials, HM Treasury officials, and MPs from the major political parties, including the Minister of State for Agriculture, to press the urgency of finding a deal with the EU that ensures continued free and frictionless trade and an improved policy landscape for its 8,500 members.
27/02/2019
News The opportunity for change within the Scottish agricultural industry post-Brexit was the focus for NFU Scotland as it attended the Scottish Liberal Democrat Conference today (Friday 22 February).
22/02/2019
News From 1 March until the 31 August a closed period comes into force that places a ban on cutting and trimming hedges and trees due to cross-compliance requirements. A hedge or tree may be trimmed from 1 August if the hedge or tree is in a field which will be sown with oilseed rape, temporary grass or another crop subject to prior written consent of Scottish Ministers, where the hedge or tree is adjacent to the field being sown.
21/02/2019
News Following extensive work to provide protection to farmers and crofters who have suffered attacks on livestock by dogs, NFU Scotland has backed the launch of a public consultation on this issue.
21/02/2019
News NFU Scotland has strengthened its support within Orkney and Shetland by introducing two new regional policy advisors for the islands.
20/02/2019
News NFU Scotland officeholders attended the Ministerial debate between Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Michael Gove MP and Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy Fergus Ewing this morning (Monday 18 February).
18/02/2019