Rural Life
Scottish rural organisations plea with those exercising in the countryside
With the country in lockdown and all gyms and sporting facilities closed; people have taken to new forms of exercise...
NFU Scotland
Dairy
Arla Foods confirms hold for April milk price
Arla Foods has announced it will hold on-account prices for conventional and organic milk for April 2020. However, a slight...
Agri-Business
Union launches employment service for labour shortage
Scotland’s farming union has launched a service to help fruit and vegetable growers recruit workers who have lost their jobs...
Agri-Business
Scottish agriculture responds to the threat of Covid-19
NFU Scotland president, Andrew McCormick, has issued a statement confirming that Scottish agriculture will be to the fore in making...
Rural Life
NFUS calls off all meetings as Scotland ramps up Covid-19 response
NFU Scotland has called off all meetings and gatherings as Scotland ramps up measures against coronavirus (Covid-19). In a blog...
Agri Politics
NFU Scotand meets new Farming Minister in Aberdeenshire
Trade, standards, labour and funding were all on the agenda as the recently-appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defra,...
Agri-Business
Scotland granted deorgation on 2020 3-crop rule
Growers in Scotland have been granted a derogation to the crop diversification requirement of the Basic Payment Scheme for 2020....
Agri-Business
Union outlines policy vision for Scotland for 2021 to 2024
NFU Scotland has warned change to the current system is a “necessity” for the industry to adapt to the many...
Environment
UK famers reminded of March 1 hedge-cutting ban
Farmers and crofters across the UK are reminded that the hedge-cutting ban comes into place on March 1 as the bird...
Beef
New beef sector climate group to examine Scottish suckler emissions
A new farmer-led group will examine how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within the Scottish suckler herd. Co-chaired by former...
Rural Life
Pair sentenced for theft of £30,000 of livestock in North East Scotland
Two men have been found guilty of the theft of nearly £30,000 of livestock in the north-east of Scotland. Lloyd Fowlie...
N.Ireland
Case of bird flu confirmed in Scotland
A case of bird flu has been confirmed on a farm in Scotland, with poultry keepers being told to ensure...
N.Ireland
Case of bird flu confirmed in Scotland
A case of bird flu has been confirmed on a farm in Scotland, with poultry keepers being told to ensure...
Agri-Business
NFU confirms plans to lead ‘mass rally’ over UK food standards
Hundreds of farmers from across the country will gather in London in March to join the National Farmers’ Union (NFU)...
Agri-Business
Haulage legends take Argyll and Islands Awards
A couple at the helm of a haulage firm that has been servicing Argyll & the Islands for decades were...
N.Ireland
How to Steal Pigs: Unions call for Channel 4 to pass information to police
UK farming unions have called for the makers of Channel 4 documentary ‘How to Steal Pigs and Influence People’ to...
Agri-Business
NFUS announces third year on strong financial footing
NFU Scotland is entering 2020 on a healthy financial footing with membership growing again for the third year in a...
Rural Life
Martin Kennedy to be returned as NFUS vice president
NFU Scotland’s top team for 2020 will be president Andrew McCornick with vice presidents Charlie Adam and Martin Kennedy. Sitting...
