News Following a request from one of its branches, NFU Scotland is to consult its membership regarding the length of terms that its Presidential team is permitted to serve.
30/04/2010
News NFU Scotland is suggesting livestock farmers contact their local vets about the small, but growing number, of Scottish calves thought to have died from a new condition known as Bleeding Calf Syndrome.
28/04/2010
News NFU Scotland is working with Lothian and Borders Police officers to tackle a significant increase in sheep thefts in the area. The worrying trend has seen around 300 sheep reported stolen from a number of farms in the area in recent times.
28/04/2010
News Help us celebrate 10 years of great food and excellent local produce this Saturday, April 24 from 9am-1pm.
22/04/2010
News NFU Scotland is urging its members to provide the union with information on how the severe winter has affected their businesses. The union has devised a short survey which is available to all its members requesting information on the additional livestock feed costs incurred this winter as well as lamb losses and damage done to crops and grass.
16/04/2010
News NFU Scotland welcomes the invitation to comment on Draft Animal Health Bill, published 25th January 2010 for pre-legislative scrutiny.
16/04/2010
News NFU Scotland believes an immediate milk price increase to dairy farmers is wholly justified and has opened fresh discussions with milk purchasers in the past week in an effort to achieve a better return for milk producers.
14/04/2010
News The Argyll Region of NFU Scotland is to host a hustings meeting for the four main local candidates ahead of the general election.
12/04/2010
News Fairness in the supply chain, climate change and the future of support are among the key issues NFU Scotland has set out in a ‘Programme for Government’ for the UK’s would-be leaders and prospective members of parliament.
07/04/2010
News NFU Scotland is urging its members to avoid falling foul of the rules governing what land can be used to claim Single Farm Payment (SFP) support when completing their Integrated Administration and Control (IACS) paperwork and Single Application Form (SAF) in the coming weeks.
06/04/2010