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Scottish Elections 2021: NFUS chief calls on MSPs to support Scottish farmers and crofters © Ian R Fleming Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The chief of farming union NFU Scotland (NFUS) has called on newly elected MSPs to back Scottish farmers and crofters and put them at the heart of the post-Covid green recovery. NFU Scotland president, Martin Kennedy, has called on the cohort of re-elected and newly elected polit...

Farming chief accuses EU of closing door to further post-Brexit negotiations NFU Scotland president Martin Kennedy The chief of Scotland’s farming union has accused the European Commission of closing the door to any further post-Brexit trade negotiations with the UK. NFU Scotland (NFUS) president, Martin Kennedy, made the comments following a meeting with European farmers’ unions body Copa-Cogeca, where he spoke with European Commission officials. “I was left in absolutely no doubt that the whole Brexit saga is far from over,” said Mr Kennedy, writing on the NFUS blog. “It was blata...

NFU Perth office lands prize as top recruiter © Ian R Fleming ACCOLADE: NFU Scotland chief executive Scott Walker presents Margaret Hebbourn and Marc Robb with the award in 2020 as the Perth office excels in its work. NFU Scotland’s (NFUS) Perth office has scored a hat-trick by winning a prize for recruiting more members than any other union region for the third consecutive year. The union’s flame award, which recognises outstanding efforts in recruitment and membership retention, has been won by the team of Margaret Hebbourn, Katy Neill, and Marc Robb who look after the interests of mor...

by Gemma Mackenzie © Shutterstock / Dusan Petkovic Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Farm leaders have called on supermarkets to show their support for Scottish and British pig producers by stocking more British pork on their shelves. NFU Scotland (NFUS) has written to all major supermarkets asking them to give reassurances that British and Scottish pork will be readily available in all of their shops. The union...

Farmers have been urged to avoid complacency around Covid and do all they can to protect themselves, their families and staff from the virus.