News The euro exchange rate for calculating Basic Payment Scheme 2019 payments has been set.
30/09/2019
News NFU Scotland has strengthened its communications team with the appointment of Diana McGowan as its Senior Communications and Publications Manager.
30/09/2019
Blog To say last week’s North American/European Union farming conference in Copenhagen was an opportunity to understand what farming is like in other parts of the world is a huge understatement writes Vice President Martin Kennedy.
27/09/2019
News Beef farmers and crofters in Scotland continue to be under severe pressure due to desperately poor market returns.
25/09/2019
News In light of a new consultation from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), NFU Scotland is to extend the deadline for its survey on the importance of permanent and temporary non-UK workers.
23/09/2019
News The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has launched a consultation on introducing a new option for identifying the age of sheep for the purposes of TSE (Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies) controls.
23/09/2019
Blog The North American/European Union agricultural conference, held every two years, is not only an opportunity to share views between Europe and America, Canada and Mexico but also to explore the host nation’s industry writes President Andrew McCornick.
23/09/2019
News NFU Scotland has used its first meeting with new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Theresa Villiers today (18 September) to highlight the unique profile of Scottish agriculture and press for certainty for the industry.
18/09/2019
Blog Agriculture throughout the UK is long overdue some well-deserved recognition for all it provides but is also in desperate need of a revamp of future policy said Vice President Martin Kennedy when he addressed a fringe meeting at the Liberal Democrat Conference in Bournemouth this week.
18/09/2019
News Growers round the country are desperate for a sustained break in the weather to allow Scotland’s 2019 harvest to be completed and autumn sowings to get into full swing.
13/09/2019