News The European Commission will take forward its proposals to restrict the use of three neonicotinoid pesticides in the future following a vote today (29 April).
30/04/2013
News NFU Scotland believes the huge progress made by Scotland in generating energy from renewable sources has created a mature sector that is ready to move to the next level.
25/04/2013
News Scottish livestock farmers are being urged to tackle an alarming increase in liver fluke incidence in the nation’s cattle and sheep.
24/04/2013
News Scotland’s hill farmers may struggle to control tick-borne disease in their flocks this season after it emerged that supplies of vital vaccine have been disrupted.
24/04/2013
News Scotland’s leading agricultural body, NFU Scotland, has reiterated its call to the Scottish Government for assistance to mitigate the worst effects of 2013’s prolonged and extreme winter weather.
18/04/2013
News We must support active farms and target support to maintain production in order to drive the Scottish food and drink industry, said NFU Scotland following a Scottish Government conference today.
17/04/2013
News Scotland’s leading farming organisation, NFU Scotland has welcomed today’s Scottish Government announcement that support payments for beleaguered beef farmers are imminent.
16/04/2013
News Scottish farmers have met with Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead in Dumfries and Galloway today (Friday 12 April) to outline the severe challenges being faced by Scottish agriculture following some of the poorest weather in recent times.
12/04/2013
News Scottish sheep farmers are being urged to check stock returning to their farms for the presence of sheep scab.
10/04/2013
News Scottish dairy farmers are calling on supermarkets to end their resistance to rises in the cheese market or run the risk of dairy processors shifting milk into alternative products.
10/04/2013