Blog These are exceptional times for NFU Scotland and Scottish agriculture and let’s hope 2016 brings some genuine cheer.The pressure that has built around all businesses in 2015, regardless of sector, was unprecedented.The root of our problems remain creeping costs, volatile and depressed markets, and damaging uncertainty over the timing and value of new CAP support payments.
28/12/2015
News NFU Scotland has raised concerns to the Scottish Government this week about changes made to the ineligible breeds list for those applying to the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme, which closes on 31 December.
23/12/2015
News This document outlines the views of NFU Scotland on the Land Reform Bill. The document will be updated to reflect changes to the Bill as it passes through the parliamentary process.
23/12/2015
News With the Scottish Government having now written to some 16,000 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applicants many farmers will now have their first insight into the estimated value of their new BPS entitlements for this year and coming years.
23/12/2015
News NFU Scotland finished 2015 in the black, and begins the New Year on a sound financial footing.
22/12/2015
News Scottish farmer Jamie Smart is to head up UK representation on a European Agri-tech pilot project valued at €30 million.
17/12/2015
News A dramatic pilot poster campaign urging dog walkers to clean up after their pets has more than halved the incidence of dog fouling on agricultural land.
17/12/2015
News NFU Scotland is calling on all UK retailers to commit to getting behind Scottish farmers, address supply chain issues and ensure food producers share in the rewards as well as the risks.
17/12/2015
News NFU Scotland’s Centenary Trust, which has awarded more than £217,000 to 73 projects across the country during its lifetime, has now been dissolved.
17/12/2015
News NFU Scotland is to propose three constitutional changes at its Annual General Meeting in February 2016 following consultation with its members.
16/12/2015