Blog Following the announcement of plans to explore a potential food price cap, and months of engagement and lobbying with the Scottish Government and supply chain partners, NFU Scotland has submitted a pre-consultation briefing setting out key concerns and questions around how any future proposals could impact farmers and crofters.
07/08/2026
Blog When most people think about agritourism, they picture glamping pods, farm cafés or a weekend away in the countryside.
05/08/2026
Blog The Crofting and Scottish Land Court Act has now received Royal Assent, introducing a number of changes designed to modernise crofting legislation and simplify some of the processes affecting crofters.
05/08/2026
Blog Rising energy costs, renewable generation and grid capacity are changing the way farms and crofts do business.
05/08/2026
Blog Alongside full-time work as a self-employed Insurance agent with NFU Mutual for Isle of Skye, Lochalsh & the Western Isles and joint Vice Chair for NFU Scotland’s Crofters Committee Jakes Sayles is also a new entrant crofter at Flashadder on the Isle of Skye.
05/08/2026
Blog Last month I caught up with Shetland Regional Vice Chair and Crofting Committee Vice Chair, Laura Sinclair, on her involvement in a Species on the Edge project on her croft in Shetland.
05/08/2026
Blog At a recent Monitor Farm meeting at Castleton in East Lothian, NFU Scotland's I joined local farmers to discuss the changing policy landscape facing Scottish agriculture.
05/08/2026
Blog NFU Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Government's long-awaited confirmation that the next round of the Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS) will open for applications, but says the months-long delay has left farmers and crofters facing unnecessary uncertainty and raises fresh questions about how the scheme will be delivered.
03/08/2026
Blog The EU is set to ban imports of Brazilian animal products, including beef and poultry, due to concerns that Brazil has not demonstrated compliance with EU rules, prohibiting the use of certain antimicrobials for growth promotion in food-producing animals.
31/07/2026
Blog It’s an easy choice when the sun is shining and the crop is ripening evenly. Not so easy when conditions are wetter and the crop is uneven.
If you’re selling grain to merchants, millers or maltsters, you’ve probably been told not to spray your crop pre-harvest because of the EU. That may come as a surprise, given the UK is no longer a member.
29/07/2026