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Next Generation

NFU Scotland is committed to seeing farming and crofting in Scotland grow and prosper and we believe the best way to guarantee success in the future is to invest our time in the next generation. In a time of uncertainty, it has never been more important to encourage talent and innovation within industry and we are fortunate in Scotland to have a wealth of enthusiastic individuals from a variety of backgrounds all keen to enter and succeed in farming.

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Ben McClymont
Next Generation Chair

To contact Ben, please email lucy.mcgillivray@nfus.org.uk
NFU Scotland strives to represent the interests of all farmers and crofters across Scotland no matter their sector or background. The Union’s Next Generation Committee, led by Matthew Steel, brings together a diverse range of young farmers, new entrant farmers and crofters who meet regularly to discuss opportunities and challenges for their peers. The group is in the fortunate position where they have a presence on all NFU Scotland Commodity Committees and Regional Boards, which means the Next Gen group’s voice is present in every committee meeting held by NFU Scotland from LFA to Combinable Crops, and from Shetland to the South West. NFUS is always keen to hear from Next Generation farmers and crofters in order to support them grow and prosper to ensure Scottish Agriculture is a prosperous, sustainable and profitable sector for all.

Next Generation Newsletter

Next Generation Meetings

Next Generation Group

Making Succession a Success

Next Generation take the opportunity to outline key issues to Cabinet Secretary 


A very enjoyable Royal Highland Show is over for another year, and once again our Next Generation group took the opportunity to increase their political engagement to highlight key issues. 



This year we teamed up with SAYFC to ensure the voices of the next generation were heard. Thursday was kicked off with John Davidson and Penny Montgomery (SAYFC CEO) signing the official Partnership Agreement between NFUS and SAYFC. The purpose of the Partnership Agreement is to outline commitments from both organisations that will enhance joint working on issues affecting Scottish agriculture in the joint interests of our members. We already have a great working relationship with SAYFC, but formalising this into an agreement will ensure we have a clear direction going forward. 

It was our joint efforts that made the SAYFC Agri and Rural Affairs Reception with Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon in attendance such a success. We are very grateful to Cabinet Secretary for coming along and listening to our key issues. Ben McClymont and Ally Brunton done an excellent job of outlining the need for sufficient funding for practical training courses and apprenticeships, and underlined our concerns about the impact the Land Reform Bill proposals may have on the next generation. We also made the case for supporting young people into agriculture, including next generation support in the future support framework. 

We look forward to continuing our engagement with Cabinet Secretary on the important issues outlined above.

Financing Future Farming Webinar

If you missed our live webinar, you can catch up and view the recording below.

‘Financing Future Farming Webinar’ hosted by the UK farming unions’ Next Generation groups and chaired by NFU Scotland’s Next Generation Chair Pete Moss.

The fantastic line up of speakers includes farmer and podcaster Will Evans; Harriet Wilson, Agriculture and Sustainable Sourcing Manager at McDonald’s UK & Ireland and Roddy McLean, Head of Agriculture at NatWest.

It will focus on the green economic recovery from COVID-19 and how this can be achieved through climate friendly agricultural practices.  It will explore how accessing green finance can support the next generation to improve business efficiency and productivity, linking to what buyers are looking for when sourcing products.

Next Generation Newsletter


To sign up to the Next Generation Newsletter please email lucy.mcgillivray@nfus.org.uk
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