Blog NFU Scotland members may rightly think that not a year has gone by in recent memory without at least one visit to a polling station. However, with agriculture, food and drink policy and rural development all being devolved to the Scottish Parliament, the interests of our industry in the election on Thursday 5 May are clear.
28/04/2016
News NFU Scotland’s livestock committee has extended its programme of drop-in sessions at store sales to take place at Lanark Mart next week. This is one of seven taking place around the country as farmer’s concerns about the beef market grow.
27/04/2016
News NFU Scotland believes that Scottish Government has virtually fulfilled its pledge to ensure any Scottish farmers and crofters who had not received any support payment by the end of March would receive a nationally-funded payment from the Scottish Government in April.
27/04/2016
News NFU Scotland’s Livestock committee chairman has used European platforms to highlight the danger that a flawed trade deal with South American countries could have on Scotland’s iconic beef industry.
27/04/2016
News Farmers across the country are being urged to be on their guard and check their livestock regularly after around 450 in-lamb cheviot ewes were stolen in the space of 24 hours from a farm in Dumfries and Galloway.
20/04/2016
News NFU Scotland has written to some of the UK’s largest retailers asking when they expect to exclusively stock home produced lamb in their stores.
20/04/2016
News As things stand, Scottish farmers have until tomorrow (20 April) to submit their agri-environment climate scheme (AECS) applications.
19/04/2016
News NFU Scotland’s innovative farm-based renewables project has been short-listed for a prestigious national award.
19/04/2016
News NFU Scotland will host an elections hustings event at the Kintore Arms, Inverurie to provide a platform for debate and allow its members to make an informed decision in the Scottish Parliament election on 5 May.
18/04/2016
News NFU Scotland will host an elections hustings event at the Reid Hall, Forfar provide a platform for debate and allow its members to make an informed decision in the Scottish Parliament election on 5 May.
15/04/2016