Scotland

Support needed to increase farms’ resilience

The Animal and Plant Health Agency map showing Avian Influenza (AI) outbreaks in Scotland is beginning to fill up due to a number of outbreaks in the centre of the country.  

The UK Government must support domestic fertiliser production if it is to prevent a worsening of the food security crisis, NFU Scotland has demanded.

Calls for the Government to work more closely with the poultry sector are growing following further outbreaks of avian influenza across both England and Scotland.

NFU Scotland is gathering evidence on how deteriorating ferry services are affecting farmers and crofters.

It was a memorable harvest for Scottish farmers in 2022

Farming support was protected in headline terms in the Scottish Budget presented by Finance Secretary John Swinney last week.

NFU Scotland is gearing up for an intense period of political activity in 202

A NEW Members Bill on fly tipping proposed by Scottish Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser now has the requisite cross-party support to give him the right to introduce it to Parliament.

The new £62 million International Barley Hub (IBH) has been officially opened by UK Government Minister for Scotland, Malcolm Offord.