NFU Scotland
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Our blog shares up-to-date news and updates from NFU Scotland. Find out what is happening in the farming industry now and how it may affect you. NFU Scotland supports and promotes our members to achieve a sustainable and profitable future for Scottish agriculture.
NFU Scotland
1w ago
Priorities for Scottish Agriculture and key asks for all political parties and prospective candidates ..read more
NFU Scotland
1w ago
At a packed reception to support Scottish farming’s future, NFU Scotland met with MPs and Lords, outlining the importance of the sector and its valuable contribution to delivering high-quality food while meeting climate and biodiversity needs, underpinning rural communities and sustaining thousands of businesses and jobs across the supply chain ..read more
NFU Scotland
1w ago
Changes to Scotland’s Climate Change Targets must drive the focus to 'how' and not 'when ..read more
NFU Scotland
1w ago
Industry writes to retailer CEOs as challenging spring across the UK brings sharp focus on food security ..read more
NFU Scotland
2w ago
NFU Scotland is joining industry calls for a halt to proposed changes to rules requiring growers pay recruitment fees and transport costs of seasonal workers that they employ ..read more
NFU Scotland
1M ago
Following a long-running campaign effort, driven by the continued threat of Avian Influenza to Scottish poultry, NFU Scotland has welcomed the announcement that there is to be a new mandatory requirement on all bird keepers, large or small, to register their flocks ..read more
NFU Scotland
1M ago
NFU Scotland is calling again on the Scottish Government to urgently bring forward details on its proposed reform of the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS ..read more
NFU Scotland
1M ago
Scottish Government’s Land Reform Bill could have significant implications for Scottish agriculture according to NFU Scotland, the lead representative organisation for Scotland’s farmers and crofters ..read more
NFU Scotland
1M ago
In a joint response to the news that Red Tractor has ceased plans for the Greener Farms Commitment, the four UK Farming Unions - NFU, NFU Scotland, NFU Cymru, and the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) - together with the Agricultura and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), issued the following statement on Friday 22 March 2024 ..read more
NFU Scotland
1M ago
At the annual UK farming unions summit on Friday (22 March) hosted by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) at the Lough Erne Resort, Co. Fermanagh, NFU Scotland, UFU, NFU and NFU Cymru, alongside the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), stressed the need for governments to back farming and food production ..read more