News In a disappointing move, the UK Government has confirmed that it will not be introducing a change to sheep ageing rules for the purposes of TSE controls.
30/04/2019
News With beavers to receive protected status from tomorrow (1 May), NFU Scotland believes that the focus must now turn to ensuring that the management and licencing schemes for the species are effective.
30/04/2019
News NFU Scotland joined WWF Scotland and award-winning crofter, Lynn Cassells at the SNP spring conference today (Saturday 27 April) to highlight the importance of a new agricultural policy post-Brexit that incentivises and rewards agricultural activity and delivers for the environment and climate change.
29/04/2019
News NFU Scotland’s secret shoppers have found significant scope to increase the volumes of Scottish pork, ham and bacon on many supermarket shelves while general support for UK produce was good.
26/04/2019
News With NFU Scotland’s membership continuing to grow, and the engagement it has with political and wider stakeholder circles stronger than ever, NFU Scotland has launched a new campaign to show why every farmer and crofter in Scotland should be a member.
26/04/2019
News NFU Scotland has repeated its position that Scotland’s farm funding shortfall of almost £190 million must be addressed in the current Review of Intra-UK Allocation of Domestic Farm Funding, being led by Lord Bew.
24/04/2019
News NFU Scotland and partners were out in force in Dumfries and Galloway over the weekend to encourage responsible dog ownership in the countryside.
22/04/2019
News NFU Scotland has submitted a response to the Scottish Government’s Good Food Nation consultation, setting out its vision for a Scotland which values Scottish farmers and crofters as producers of high-quality, local food.
16/04/2019
News Although a new deadline for the UK to leave the European Union has been set, the Scottish sheep sector still harbours concerns about the economic impact of a ‘No Deal’ Brexit.
11/04/2019
News Faced with ongoing division amongst politicians and continued uncertainty, the Presidents of NFU Scotland, Ulster Farmers’ Union, NFU and NFU Cymru have written to the presidents of farming unions in Europe stating their unequivocal position that a no deal exit would be economically disastrous, and that it is in every nation’s interest that we avoid a catastrophic, disorderly exit of the UK from the EU.
09/04/2019