NFU Scotland

The Scottish Government is to abandon its ‘world-leading’ goal to cut carbon emissions by 75 per cent by 2030

Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, has once again called for better ‘rural-proofing’ of policies in the wake of the debacle over a ban on wood-burning stoves in new homes

NFU Scotland said, proposals from Scottish Government of a ban on the use of enriched cages to house laying hens for egg production would lead to retailers importing eggs from elsewhere with ‘no better or potentially worse welfare standards'

Commissioners say schemes should be ‘efficient, effective and economically viable for farmers’

Scottish agriculture has an exciting future, but it needs to start with saying ‘no', according to retail expert Ged Futter

NFU Scotland says union members unconvinced new system will be better than paper

NFU Scotland says the Government must answer on the missing millions

Union leaders have asked growers to look again at adopting the system despite fears over cost and accessibility

In a letter sent to the First Minister, NFUS president Martin Kennedy highlighted a series of 'hollow promises', received from both the previous and current deputy first ministers, that withdrawn money for agriculture would rightly be returned to the sector

Agricultural support slashed as Scots Government tries to make up shortfall