News NFU Scotland’s call for fundamental changes in milk supply arrangements has been discussed with a group of English dairy farmers after the Union took up an invite to address producers in the NFU’s West Midlands region.
29/07/2011
News Key reports published today (Friday, 29 July) on the UK’s dysfunctional dairy sector add substantial momentum to NFU Scotland’s ongoing campaign to drive fundamental changes into milk pricing and contractual arrangements.
29/07/2011
News Two enterprising and determined young farmers have been named as winner and runner-up in the 2011 Future Farmer Award.
29/07/2011
News NFU Scotland is joining Scottish Government in reminding Scottish farmers that only eligible land should be included on the Single Application Form (SAF) that most will have completed in mid-May.
26/07/2011
News NFU Scotland believes 2014 will present huge opportunities to further strengthen Scotland’s blossoming reputation as a land of food and drink.
26/07/2011
News NFU Scotland has called on the Scottish Government to proactively tackle the growing list of issues and challenges being experienced by farmers interested in renewable energy so that Scotland’s full potential for energy generation can be realised.
20/07/2011
News NFU Scotland has urged the Scottish Government to maintain Permitted Development Rights for Hill Tracks in their current form, as part of their consultation response on the matter.
13/07/2011
News A unique opportunity to see why the judges of the 2010 Future Farmer Award were inspired by the Park family of Drinkstone, Hawick comes in an open invitation to an open day this month.
08/07/2011
News The European Parliament’s decision today to support EU Commission proposals to relax the rules that permit the use of animal protein in animal feed has been welcomed by NFU Scotland.
06/07/2011
News MEPs have today (Wednesday 6 July) adopted new rules that will see mandatory Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) extended to include fresh meat from pigs, sheep, goats and poultry.
06/07/2011