Written by William Kellett from Agriland
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland’s North East members presented their annual ‘Unsung Hero’ award to Patrick Sleigh at a reception held on the first day of Turriff Show earlier this week.
The Unsung Hero award is presented annually and recognises...
Are you happy with the 7% price increase?
What do you get for the money?
Is it ethical for them to for them to do this when they have cash reserves of £100 million when everybody’s costs have increased? Seed up, fuel up, fertiliser up, wheat price down, milk price down etc.
Other than...
As with everything this year more than ever we are going through everything with a fine tooth comb. Insurance is up for renewal and wondering who others use that you can actually talk to someone sensible when things go wrong.
Currently with Nfu and japppy with the service we receive. Very...
Written by William Kellett from Agriland
Seven young farmers from across Wales have financially benefited from this year’s Gareth Raw Rees Memorial Travel Scholarship.
A total of £3,800 has been awarded by the management committee to scholars wishing to broaden their knowledge of...
Hi, its been a while since i posted but anyway.
Tuesday pm we lost 60-70 ha wheat when an off farm urban fringe fire got away with a stiff breeze behind it.
Have a meeting next week with insurers assessor.
What is involved?
TIA
Having a discussion last night with some friends about the power of the NFU or lack thereof.
i have thought for a while now they mostly focus on the wrong things. For example, lobbying the government to stop imports not grown to our standards (this is utterly impossible waste of time and will...
Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland
The Wales Woman Farmer of the Year competition has returned after a two-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Wales (Cymru) and NFU mutual are looking for nominees to be the 24th winner.
The winner will receive...
Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland has appointed Lauren Worrell as the new regional manager for Argyll and the Islands.
Worrell takes over the position from Lucy Sumsion while she is on secondment to the Scottish Government for 23 months to...
Does anyone have trouble with them, or is it just us ?
We have had contractors doing some repair work for us under insurance. Every step of the job has had to be cleared by the loss adjuster before work is carried out. There is probably a couple of hours work needed to finish the job off, which...
Just received an email from TFF promoting a company who want to sell farm carbon credits to big industry.
What a bàstard rip off company! Why are TFF promoting companies like this?
On the company's website they give an example of the annual income expected from sales. The annual fee they take...
Well it's came round to the insurance renewal time of year again I have most of my policies with one company but doing pricing around for car home and lifestyle and pick up I can save hundreds of pounds splitting it up with other insurance companies which I am looking at doing this year my...
Good afternoon all
Today we've published information about our lump sum exit scheme for farmers who wish to exit the industry.
The new Lump Sum Exit Scheme will support farmers in England who wish to leave the industry though a lump sum payment, allowing them to exit the sector in a managed...
so what’s all this about then ? any TFF members part of this group action ?
https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/diversification/law-firm-launches-covid-19-group-action-against-nfu-mutual
Written by William Kellett from Agriland
Susan Lamont from Tiree is this year’s recipient of the Stalwart award, presented annually by NFU Scotland’s Argyll & the Islands region.
The Stalwart award, created in 2016 and awarded for the first time in 2017, recognises those who have given time...
Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland
The Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime (SPARC) has today, January 11, launched a campaign to educate dog owners about the new legislation that protects livestock from dog attacks.
The Livestock Attack and Distress campaign, which is backed by...
This article was “Written by Camilla Hayselden-Ashby, Nuffield Scholar 2021
Hemp, Cannabis with a low level of the psychoactive compound THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), has seen a global upsurge in interest in the last decade. This has been driven by the growing popularity of CBD as a food...