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...
NFU Scotland
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...
Agri-Business
Women in Ag chair invited to present findings to NFUS board
NFU Scotland has invited the co-chair of Scottish Government’s Women in Agriculture Taskforce, Joyce Campbell to discuss her final report...
Agri Politics
General Election: A farming perspective on this morning's results
The British electorate sent a clear message on Brexit with a landslide victory for Boris Johnston’s Government. But could a...
Agri-Business
Scottish Government publishes paper reviewing milk contract proposals
The Scottish Government has published a paper which will allow stakeholders to come to an informed view over the suitability...
Agri-Business
ASA ruling sees inaccurate anti-meat posters withdrawn
Farmers in Scotland have won their first-ever appeal against a poster campaign slamming the industry. Driven by members, NFU Scotland...
Dairy
AgriScot survey: Confidence levels suggest industry ‘on a knife-edge’
A survey to assess the current mood of Scottish dairy farmers, carried out ahead of a major farming event, suggests...
Agri-Business
40% of Scottish upland sheep scheme applications still outstanding
NFU Scotland is reminding hill farmers and crofters that the deadline for applying to the Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme...
Agri-Business
Scottish Government announces plans for £160 million convergence money
The Scottish Government announced its proposal to divide the £160 million award from UK Government into two instalments and use...
Rural Life
Union to embark on 15-date roadshow around Scotland
NFU Scotland is embarking on a 15-date policy roadshow tour of Scotland, with every farming and crofting member encouraged to...
Beef
Scottish suckler herd falls to lowest level since the 1950s
Scotland’s suckler herd has fallen to its lowest level in more than 60 years, according to the Government’s first estimates...
Agri-Business
'Government must deliver farm labour solutions before Brexit'
The Government is being called on to put solutions in place to tackle farming labour issues before Brexit by the...
Arable
Scottish growers' harvest held back by weather woes
Brexit worries, tariff concerns, mixed weather and high drying costs are blighting what promised to be a great harvest in...
Beef
Union calls for clearer country of origin labelling on processed beef
Farmers in Scotland are calling for clearer and more detailed country of origin labelling on processed beef products to allow...
Agri-Business
Poultry farmer named North East's 'Unsung Hero'
A stalwart of both the poultry industry and NFU Scotland has taken the NFU Scotland North East Region’s ‘Unsung Hero’...
Agri-Business
NFUS welcomes early Basic Payment loan scheme as Brexit looms
NFU Scotland has welcomed the early announcement that the National Basic Payment Support Scheme (NBPSS) will operate again this year,...
Beef
UK farming unions outline measures needed to address beef price crisis
The presidents of four of the main UK farming unions have met at the 100th Royal Welsh Show at Llanelwedd,...
