Blog We are still in the midst of a busy season, trying to get through both lambing and calving. Although the weather has been mostly on our side, these busy times still come with their challenges.
01/05/2026
News NFU Scotland, in partnership with the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC), brought together farmers, crofters and political representatives this evening for a well-attended National Hustings Event at Stirling Mart (United Auctions), placing agricultural policy and rural priorities firmly at the centre of the election debate.
29/04/2026
Blog As we approach the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections, the publication of party manifestos provides an important opportunity to assess how Scotland’s political landscape is responding to the challenges and opportunities facing agriculture, food production, and rural communities.
27/04/2026
Blog As we head towards the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, it’s clear that farming, crofting and rural Scotland are back on the political agenda.
23/04/2026
News With party manifestos now setting out competing visions for Scotland’s future, it is vital that commitments on food affordability are matched by credible plans to protect domestic food production and security.
21/04/2026
Blog Understanding what’s happening on the ground has never mattered more for farmers navigating climate pressures and economic realities. NFUS has been clear: measuring on-farm emissions, sequestration, and input efficiency is essential, but only if the data behind those measurements is accurate and trusted.
17/04/2026
Blog The pork market in the UK has enjoyed a few years of good prices since the last crash in 2021/22 where approximately 15% of the independent farmers went out of pig production. However, since August last year the price has been dropping fairly consistently with the drop since the turn of the year being an average of 1.2p/kg per week or to put it another way £13.68 less for the same pig in 12 weeks. According to AHDB we are now at breakeven point. The primary reason for this is that the EU pork price has crashed largely due to Spain getting African Swine Fever.
15/04/2026
Blog The UK Government’s announcement that the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) will move from the Department for Business and Trade to sit within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) from 1 July 2026 marks one of the most significant regulatory shifts in over a decade for supply chain fairness.
14/04/2026
News NFU Scotland, in partnership with the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs, will host a key National Hustings Event on 28 April at Stirling Mart (United Auctions), bringing together leading political voices and the next generation of farmers and crofters.
14/04/2026
News NFU Scotland has today warned that escalating disruption in the Middle East is rapidly developing into a domestic food production crisis, with Scottish farmers and crofters facing unsustainable cost pressures and growing risks to national food security.
10/04/2026