Government must clarify future support to island hauliers post-RET

by SCF | Dec 22, 2011 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation want the Scottish Government to clarify, as a matter of urgency, how they are going to support island hauliers who are set to lose their entitlement to the road equivalent tariff (RET) on island ferries. The SCF’s call comes...

Market research indicates significant opportunities for ‘crofting’ branded produce

by SCF | Dec 22, 2011 | News Archive

‘Crofts’ and ‘crofting’ are terms understood by nearly four fifths of the population of Scotland with a third to a half of Scottish people indicating they would be more likely to buy a product if they know it comes from a croft. These are some...

Ardnamurchan celebrates a new crofting dawn with training course success

by SCF | Dec 22, 2011 | News Archive

An area of north-west Scotland which became well-known a quarter of a century ago for depopulation and the erosion of one of its crofting communities is this month celebrating the completion of the Scottish Crofting Federation's introductory course, attended by...

Call for the creation of a crofting support programme

by SCF | Dec 22, 2011 | News Archive

The call for a comprehensive, stand-alone crofting support programme to be a key element of Scotland’s future rural development policies was heard at a one-day conference held in Wester Ross today (Monday). The conference, which focussed on the key issue of how...

Further retreat from the crofting hills evidence of need for agri-reform say crofters

by SCF | Dec 22, 2011 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation say that a new report on the state of upland agriculture in Scotland shows that there is little sign of recovery in livestock numbers for many of the most remote parts of the Highlands and Islands. The ‘Response from the...