News NFU Scotland announced today (Tuesday 31 May) that its Chief Executive James Withers is to join Scotland Food & Drink as its new CEO. After 12 years with NFUS, three as Chief Executive, Mr Withers will leave the organisation and take up the exciting role at Scotland Food & Drink in September.
31/05/2011
News NFU Scotland has welcomed the European Parliament Agriculture Committee’s vote on the future of CAP, as the approved report puts food production at the Policy’s heart. NFUS does, however, have reservations about some aspects of the MEPs’ amended text, in particular their support for an upper limit on direct support.
27/05/2011
News The EU Commission must take a proportionate and rational approach to ‘greening’ of the CAP; NFU Scotland’s combinable crops committee has insisted.
25/05/2011
News Scotland’s specialist growers are working hard to put the devastating storms at the start of the week behind them and are sending out a clear message that they are open for business.
25/05/2011
News The presentation to Parliament of a Draft Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill today (24 May 2011) represents another important milestone in ensuring fair supplier-retailer relationships within the groceries sector, NFU Scotland said today.
25/05/2011
News NFU Scotland is committed to finding a workable solution for Scottish sheep farmers after last week’s revelations that European Commission officials intend to penalise farmers that do not achieve 100 per cent accuracy when reading and recording sheep electronic identification (EID) tags.
25/05/2011
News NFU Scotland staff and office bearers have spent much of the past week in meetings at home and abroad trying to get to the bottom of emerging and worrying developments in the implementation of the new EU sheep electronic identification regulations.
20/05/2011
News NFU Scotland has heard first hand Vion UK's plans for growing its business to the benefit of Scottish and UK producers.
18/05/2011
News Last week’s decision by the European Commission not to accept the need for tolerances when reading Sheep EID tags makes it practically impossible for farmers and the sheep supply chain to adhere to current movement recording rules according to UK and Irish farmers leaders.
18/05/2011
News The inaugural meeting of NFU Scotland’s New Generation initiative, attended by many of Scotland’s brightest farming talents, has started mapping out the policy priorities for new entrants and young farmers in the industry.
10/05/2011