Agri-Business
New independent climate change inquiry launched in Scotland
A new independent climate change inquiry is to explore how a low carbon landscape can support a bright future for...
NFU Scotland
Agri-Business
Shortage Occupation List review criticised for not including farm workers
Publication of the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) review into the Shortage Occupation List does little to address NFU Scotland’s concerns...
Rural Life
'Record-breaking' turnout for charity stockjudging event in Scotland
A “record-breaking” turnout of 430 people came out for the Annual Joe Watson Stockjudging event in Keith, Scotland, which saw...
Agri-Business
NFUS to host free business workshops in Ayshire
NFU Scotland’s Ayrshire region, in partnership with Barclays, are hosting a series of free to attend workshops to drive forward...
Agri-Business
Report recognises white-tailed eagles predation of healthy sheep
A report by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has acknowledged the impact large wild birds can have on agricultural businesses. The...
Agri-Business
NFUS: New thinking needed over starter farms and agricultural letting
NFU Scotland president Andrew McCornick and policy manager Jenny Brunton have called for a fresh approach to starter farms, arguing...
N.Ireland
UK unions take opposite stances over convergence money review
Two of the UK’s farming unions have set out different arguments for how the country’s convergence money should be spent....
Agri-Business
UK farming unions urge new MEPs to engage with farming communities
Four of the main UK farming union presidents are calling on the UK’s new MEPs to listen to the views...
Environment
Scottish Natural Heritage to launch consultation into General Licences
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has announced it will carry out a 12-week consultation into General Licences later this year. A General...
Sheep
Worrying: Calls for jail time to be made available to judges
NFU Scotland has called for lawmakers to allow judges to hand down prison sentences in order to punish the most...
Agri-Business
Farming unions lay out agenda for 'navigating change in Europe'
Farming unions in the UK have outlined their “agenda for the Future” in a joint document aimed at tackling issues...
Agri-Business
New film highlights livestock farmers’ key environmental role
A powerful short film has been launched to highlight the environmental credentials of livestock farming in Scotland and the role...
Agri-Business
NFU Scotland 'sets out its vision' for food quality
The National Farmers Union of Scotland (NFU Scotland) has responded to a Scottish Government consultation, where it “sets out its...
Sheep
Scottish Sheep farmers still have Brexit worries, despite extension
Scottish Sheep farmers still “harbour concerns” about the possibility of a no-deal Brexit, despite the EU’s offering of an extension...
Agri-Business
UK unions reach out to European farmers on Brexit
UK farming unions are reaching out to their counterparts on the continent to seek support in avoiding a ‘no-deal’ Brexit....
Government
NFUS presses new Defra minister on Brexit challenges
Robert Goodwill, the new Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, toured two farms in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on Friday,...
Beef
Scottish suckler beef scheme payments 'ahead of schedule'
Payments for beef farmers under the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) will be a month ahead of schedule, according...
Pig/Poultry
NFUS: Finishing pigs in England 'a lost opportunity' for Scotland
Moving pigs from Scotland to England for finishing is “a lost opportunity for the Scottish industry”, according to the National...
