Happy St. Andrew's Day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇺🇦 З Андрієм! #StAndrewsDay

We’ve written to the First Minister setting out our significant concerns about the withdrawal of vital agriculture funding and in the way this matter is being handled. We want to work constructively with all Govs but this is an important point of principle that needs addressed 👇

Just 1 day to go until our Winter Meeting! Come along and hear from our 3 speakers who are covering the pre-apprenticeship, modern apprenticeship and new funding available to upskill yourself or your workforce. Refreshments & buffet will be provided.

Fellow farmers - if you are considering xmas donations, here is a very worthwhile cause for two brave and special special people who farm in the Borders. Fiona Tweedie, who's fundraising for The Brain Tumour Charity on JustGiving. Donate now justgiving.com/page/fiona-twe…

It’s now been nearly 6 months since joining NFU Scotland - what a brilliant, exciting, and humbling experience. I’ve now had the chance to observe and reflect, but now going to start being much more vocal and visible on social media. Here’s a short 🧵on my time so far and why…

In partnership with SRUC, we are hosting a winter meeting on Thursday 11th January at Craibstone, Aberdeen, 6.30pm-8pm. At this Upskilling event you will first-hand from our great speakers on the value of apprenticeships, training and new funding. Hope you can join us!

Is the UK Food Supply Chain Broken? buzzsprout.com/2289878/141522…

As Russia's war in #Ukraine is due to enter its third year next week our pledge to keep delivering humanitarian aid to the people of #Ukraine till peace is restored continues. We would love it if you will too. Stay connected with all we want to share with you at #PickupsForPeace

Very pleased to share the first of several #LevelTheField guides, providing support to farm businesses to help make agriculture more equitable & inviting for women. This guide looks at why women are good for farm business & how to hire more of them 👇🏼 stmaaprodfwsite.blob.core.windows.net/assets/sites/1….

I’m horrified to see that Kyiv’s children’s hospital has been hit in this morning’s barbaric attack by Russia on cities in Ukraine. My thoughts are with all who have lost loved ones today. The UK is stepping up its support to Ukraine to confront Russia’s appalling aggression.

Attacking innocent children. The most depraved of actions. We stand with Ukraine against Russian aggression - our support won’t falter.

Two fundamental misunderstandings from the tax experts and lawyers jumping to the defence of the Chancellor’s changes to inheritance tax relief on agricultural property. The first is that assets equal wealth 🧵1/n

Please repost this message, these decisions must be reviewed.

Over 100,000 people have added their name to stop the family farm tax. The government must now listen and overturn this policy. There's still time to add you name 👉ow.ly/W4pW50TYRCQ

This week! Ringlink Services Ltd offers 12-16 yr olds FREE simulator taster sessions - pick either learner car or tractor driving. Good way to try out skills behind the wheel from the safety of the simulator seat 🗓️Fri 15 Nov ⏰10am - 4:30pm 📍Cargill Centre Laurencekirk ☎️01561376000

"The industry is feeling betrayed". The President of the National Farmers' Union says they're feeling "angry" after the chancellor said she'll raise cash by applying inheritance tax to farms worth over £1 million. #TrevorPhillips trib.al/wkmumC6 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602

Big food must be laughing their heads off - whilst we’re fighting about £500m they get a free pass on perpetuating a £268 billion processed food and bad diet problem ffcc.co.uk/publications/t….

New data on farms and inheritance tax: a third of farm estates over £1.5m aren’t farmers but wealthy people avoiding IHT by sinking money into farmland. The Budget hits farmers too hard and tax avoiders too lightly. It needs to change.

Come and join us in person or online for Ringlink’s AGM and Hamish Lean's Succession Insights 🌾 mailchi.mp/4b1b4d44afcd/r…

Scottish growers want compensation parity | The Scottish Farmer thescottishfarmer.co.uk/opinion/250775…