Blog Scottish uplands – worth much more than the carbon underfoot? A blog by Dr Gemma Miller, the Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Research Institutes (SEFARI) fellowship with NFU Scotland.
29/06/2020
Blog A major change for employment into both temporary and permanent roles in Scottish agriculture is coming writes Political Affairs Manager Clare Slipper.
26/06/2020
Blog Covid-19 may have delayed the transition to new arrangements for recording births and movements of cattle, and ultimately the introduction of bovine electronic ID but progress continues to be made reports Livestock Policy Manager John Armour.
23/06/2020
Blog Scottish grasslands and soil carbon by Dr Gemma Miller, the Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Research Institutes (SEFARI) fellowship with NFU Scotland.
22/06/2020
Blog With food and drink such a huge part of the Highland Show success story, the opportunity to meet supermarkets at this year’s event may have been lost but retailer engagement throughout Covid-19 is stronger than ever writes Livestock Policy Manager John Armour.
19/06/2020
Blog The Royal Highland Show is the pinnacle of the farming calendar for many reasons, none more so than it being a hugely social event to catch up with friends old and new writes Political Affairs Manager Clare Slipper.
18/06/2020
Blog It’s June and there’s no Highland Show but we can still use the time to engage, plan and relax says NFU Scotland President Andrew McCornick who writes:
17/06/2020
Blog Next week, NFU Scotland will begin to publish the outcomes of joint work with the Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Research Institutes (SEFARI) writes Vice President Martin Kennedy.
15/06/2020
Blog When Covid-19 lockdown restrictions were imposed in March and agricultural shows across the country were cancelled, many of us turned our hand to developing new skills or doing jobs about the house/farm/croft that had been needing done but weren’t top of our lists.
08/06/2020
Blog There is a version of the cynical line, often attributed to Groucho Marx, which goes ‘Fairness and honesty are the key to success – once you can fake that, you’ve got it made’.
04/06/2020