Agri-Business
Loan scheme launched to help Scottish farmers battling trying year
The Scottish Government has announced it will launch a new loan scheme giving farmers early access to their direct payments....
NFU Scotland
Agri-Business
Pig industry stalwart named as North-East farming hero
Well-known Scottish pig producer, Kevin Gilbert, has been named this year’s ‘Unsung Hero’ at Turriff Agricultural Show. Kevin was selected...
Agri-Business
Union voices concern over limited partnership proposals
New proposals to apply a ‘strike off’ procedure to agricultural limited partnerships who do not comply with annual confirmation statement...
Agri Politics
£200,000 funding boost announced for Scotch Lamb
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced £200,000 of new funding to support the Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) 2018 Scotch Lamb...
Beef
Scottish stakeholders meet to seek fodder shortage solutions
Scottish stakeholders met in Edinburgh on Wednesday (August 1) identifying solutions to the feed and fodder shortfalls to be faced...
Rural Life
3 inspiring rural projects to be celebrated at Dumfries Show
The success of three new rural living projects is to be celebrated with a reception at Dumfries Show this Saturday...
Beef
Iconic Scotch beef supplies could be under threat
Scottish beef industry representatives have written jointly to Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy Fergus Ewing raising their concerns about...
Environment
Farmers urged to respond to call for evidence on tariff scheme for renewables
The Government has published a series of documents detailing the proposed closure of the Feed-in Tariff Scheme for renewables and...
Arable
MPs see first-hand 'appalling waste' on Scotland's fields of rotting fruit
A band of brave Westminster Scottish Affairs Committee members have taken to Scotland’s fields to give fruit picking a go...
Rural Life
Farm Safety Week: Mind your head as much as your body
Yesterday’s Farm Safety Week stories stressed the importance of protecting your head when you’re on a quad. But it’s not...
Rural Life
Farm Safety Week: Aberdeen farmer tells how kick left his ligaments 'like broken cables'
As this year’s Farm Safety Week gets underway from Monday, July 16 until Friday, July 20, farmers from across Scotland...
Agri Politics
NFUS president to join panel at Stirling Brexit and farming event
National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) president, Andrew McCornick, has confirmed he will take part in a seminal panel discussion on the...
Environment
Drought: From zero grazing to grazing zero in Scotland
Farmers north of the border of are getting desperate as the summer heatwave pushes parts of Scotland into drought conditions....
Agri-Business
CO2 shortage: Union calls for pig and poultry sectors to be prioritised
NFU Scotland (NFUS) president Andrew McCornick has written to Secretary of State Greg Clark asking that the pig and poultry processors...
Environment
New hedgecutting rules to save crops from being crushed
An amendment to Scottish hedgecutting regulations will allow cutting to take place prior to the sowing of oilseed rape and...
Rural Life
Fancy an all-expenses-paid trip to OFC?...Here's your chance!
For the second year in a row, National Farmers’ Union Scotland members are being given the opportunity to win an...
Agri-Business
Union urges councillors to back £20 million Scotbeef plans
NFU Scotland has written to Aberdeenshire councillors asking them to back the Scotbeef planning proposals for development at Thainstone, Inverurie....
Agri-Business
Milk Price: Processors told 30p/L 'attainable'
National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) has welcomed positive milk price moves in recent weeks – however, the organisation said it...
