More staff for regulation very welcome says Crofting Federation

by SCF | Feb 14, 2022 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has welcomed additional staff to the Crofting Commission to work on processing crofting regulatory applications. “It is very encouraging that the Crofting Commission has budget to employ more staff”, said Donald MacKinnon, chair...

Crofting Federation takes the ‘goose war’ to the minister

by SCF | Feb 3, 2022 | News Archive

Crofting Federation takes the ‘goose war’ to the minister The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has met with the Minister for Environment, Mairi McAllan, to advocate on behalf of the crofters and biodiversity suffering the damage caused by geese. “The population of...

Crofting Federation urges crofters to exercise their rights by standing for election

by SCF | Jan 18, 2022 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has urged crofters to stand for election as a commissioner in the March elections, saying that having a democratic commission is a hard-won right. “The Crofters Commission used to consist only of government appointments,” said...

Crofting Federation says addressing causes of rural depopulation has to come before a visa scheme

by SCF | Jan 13, 2022 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) supports the Scottish Government letter to the UK Government on a proposed visa scheme to encourage in-migration but points out that addressing the causes of rural depopulation has to come first – and is in the power of the...

Crofting Federation encourages crofters to complete census

by SCF | Jan 11, 2022 | News Archive

Following the issue of Crofting Commission letters to crofters reminding them to complete the annual census on-line, the Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has issued some guidance for off-line crofters. Chair of the SCF, Donald MacKinnon said, “This is the first year...