Blog We welcome the early, prompt payment of funds under the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS) which started at the end of last week. For many farming and crofters, this support will deliver much-needed cash flow and financial certainty - especially in the face of increased costs and challenging conditions.
08/12/2025
Blog It was great to head out to Brussels this week with Vice President, Duncan Macalister, as part of our regular work in Europe. It is always excellent to get the four UK farming unions into the same space for discussion on what is impacting our collective members.
21/11/2025
Blog Ahead of the annual Scottish Dairy Hub/Kite Consulting seminar at AgriScot this Wednesday (19 November) at 1.00pm, dairy analyst and journalist Chris Walkland, who will open the seminar, outlines the rollercoaster ride that the sector is now on, and looks to the negatives and positives as we head into a challenging spring.
17/11/2025
Blog It’s been a bruising few weeks for Scotland’s dairy sector. Almost every milk buyer has announced a cut to prices for October and November – and the scale and speed of those cuts have left many of us reeling.
11/11/2025
Blog NFU Scotland acknowledges the strong interest shown by members in the recent round of the Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS). The volume of applications submitted exceeded the funding available and is a clear sign of the ambition, forward-thinking and investment mindset within Scotland’s farming community.
03/11/2025
Blog Six months into our second year of our ShelfWatch initiative, it feels appropriate to reflect not just on the data, but on what it means for our members, the wider supply chain, and the future of Scottish food.
03/11/2025
Blog Farming’s future depends on opportunity, and for many in my generation, that opportunity starts with access to land.
24/10/2025
Blog An update on the Land Reform Bill as it approaches stage 3 from Gemma Cooper.
10/10/2025
Blog While dialogue and persuading is needed in the short-term, it’s not a long-term strategy. Especially as supply chain trade bodies represent their members, and won’t tell them to change practice.
09/09/2025
Blog NFU Scotland delivers response to Parliament’s Call for Views
18/08/2025