The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland is urging its members to take part in a short survey, before September 7, that asks questions for details on their farm’s electricity costs.
Specifically, it asks for details on costs, contracts, renewals and whether businesses have renewable electricity sources on farm.
The union then hopes to use the evidence gathered through the survey in its lobbying on the energy crisis.
Organiser of the survey, NFU Scotland’s rural business policy advisor Rhianna Montgomery said: “We are aware that members are experiencing significant increases in their electricity bills and wish to collate a series of case studies in which we can use as supportive evidence for our key asks to government.
“Even if members do not wish to be used as a case study, we urge them to complete the survey as any hard data we can collect before the survey closes on September 7, will be extremely beneficial.”
In a website blog published yesterday (Wednesday, August 24), NFU Scotland president Martin Kennedy said that the ‘penny hasn’t dropped’ with government when it comes to the impact that the cost of energy is having on business viability, particularly those required to deliver food security and guaranteed food supply.
“There must be greater government understanding of what these price increases will mean,” he said.
