Blog As we approach Love Lamb Week (Tuesday 1 September – Monday 7 September) it is important to support to the fantastic local producers who grow the herbs which bring the best out of Scotch Lamb PGI
28/08/2020
Blog It is a huge concern that, as LFA farmers and crofters, we currently don’t have clarity on what the Scottish Government’s intentions are for paying LFASS (Less Favoured Areas Support Scheme) 2020 claims, due to be paid next year writes LFA Committee Chairman Robert Macdonald.
28/08/2020
Blog While the UK is officially in recession, the question now is where we go from here and what lessons have been learned because of this pandemic asks Vice President Martin Kennedy.
24/08/2020
Blog Repatriation of red meat levies is still necessary to build on the success of UK-wide promotion during the pandemic according to NFU Scotland’s Livestock Committee Chairman Jimmy Ireland, who writes:
18/08/2020
Blog The creation of Regional Land Use Partnerships is a very hot topic and one which could present opportunities writes Caroline Millar from Balkello Farm, Auchterhouse – home of the award-winning Hideaway Experience tourist accommodation.
17/08/2020
Blog NFU Scotland is continuing to push for change to address fuel filter blocking problems affecting Scottish agriculture according to Jamie Smart, Transport Advisor.
10/08/2020
Blog I have grave concerns that members of our farming community are not taking Covid-19 seriously enough according to a concerned farmer with personal experience of the impact the disease can have.
04/08/2020
Blog Scottish arable production and climate change. A blog by Dr Gemma Miller, the Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Research Institutes (SEFARI) fellowship with NFU Scotland.
03/08/2020