Beef
No-deal import tariffs 'mixed picture' for Scottish red meat industry
The Government’s temporary import tariff regime in the case of a no-deal Brexit suggests a mixed picture for Scotland’s red...
Agri Politics
Agri Politics
Batters: Low-tariff imports won't necessarily lead to cheaper food on shelves
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has warned that low-tariff food imports will not necessarily lead to cheaper food...
Agri-Business
'Post-Brexit policy for agriculture must be better...not just different'
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has warned that the UK must not waste the opportunity afforded by Brexit to put...
Sheep
UK sheep sector braces for tariff-free imports from NZ and Australia
The UK’s sheep sector could be in for a bumpy year post-Brexit as experts warn tariffs will not apply to...
Agri Politics
UK Government announces temporary tariffs
The Government has published details of the UK’s temporary tariffs for a ‘no-deal’, designed to minimise costs to business and consumers...
Agri Politics
Farming unions urge MPs to reject 'no-deal' following Meaningful Vote defeat
Following the Prime Minister’s defeat on her Brexit deal in the House of Commons, the presidents of four of the...
Agri-Business
Unions welcome new UK Farming Minister
Robert Goodwill has been appointed as the UK’s new Farming Minister following George Eustice’s resignation. Goodwill has previously described himself as...
Agri Politics
Minister's resignation 'major disappointment' to farming community
The shock resignation of Farming Minister George Eustice has been described as a “major disappointment” by several UK farming bodies with...
Agri Politics
NFU warns that PM's announcement doesn't take 'No-Deal' off the table
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has warned against extending Article 50 saying it is “unacceptable” to prolong the uncertainty currently...
Agri Politics
NFU Scotland policies central at Gove-Ewing debate
Defra and the Scottish Government were pitted face-to-face at an NFU Scotland debate allowing members to hold both to account. The...
Agri-Business
Gove vows to protect high farming standards as part of a Green Brexit
Environment Secretary Michael Gove welcomed the National Farmers’ Union president’s vision for industry and Government to work together to maintain...
Agri-Business
Calls for new trade and food panel to uphold British agri-food standards
National Farmers’ Union president Minette Batters has urged the Government to convene a new commission of food and farming experts...
Agri Politics
NFU marks the launch of Hill Farming All-Party Group
The National Farmers’ Union has helped to mark the relaunch of the Hill Farming All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG). The group...
Agri Politics
NFU Scotland members pick new vice president
Members of Scotland’s largest farming union – NFU Scotland – have chosen Aberdeenshire farmer Charlie Adam as their new vice president....
Agri Politics
Brexit: 'British farming has lost the one thing which gave it confidence'
Farming organisations and lobby bodies have warned that British agriculture faces a precarious future following last night’s House of Commons...
Environment
Agricultural fertiliser under scrutiny in Government air pollution plans
Farming has yet again come under fire in a new Government set of ambitious long-term air pollution targets which go...
Agri Politics
Hustings start for NFU Scotland candidates
NFU Scotland’s regional hustings tour is set to kick off next week. Members can hear from three candidates up for two...
Agri-Business
NFUS members encouraged to give views on immigration consultation
Scottish farmers are encouraged to join the discussion as the UK Government considers how its new immigration framework will shape...