CROFTERS’ STUDY TOUR RESPONDS TO INCREASING DEMAND FOR SOFT FRUIT

by SCF | Jun 7, 2010 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has responded to the increasing demand for soft fruit in remote areas of the crofting counties with a two-day study tour designed to help crofter-growers increase their own production. Under SCF's Crofting Resources...

SCF ADDRESSES INTERNATIONAL BIODIVERSITY CONFERENCE

by SCF | May 25, 2010 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Foundation (SCF), the only member-led organisation dedicated to promoting crofting took part this week in the International Conference “La Settimana della Biodiversità” held in Rome. The event saw farmers from across Europe...

SCF warn that Croft Register Plan could rob crofters of their rights

by SCF | May 17, 2010 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation have warned that the Scottish Government plan for a compulsory register of croft-land could lead to many traditionalcrofting rights being lost.The proposal for a Register of Crofts to be compiled and held by Registers of Scotland is...

SCF PRAISE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT DILIGENCE

by SCF | May 6, 2010 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation have welcomed the publication of the Scottish parliament Rural Affairs and Environment Committee’s report on their Stage 1 scrutiny of the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill. Marina Dennis, Convenor of the SCF crofting reform...

SCF CRITICISE CROFTING REGISTER PLANS AS ‘JUST WRONG’

by SCF | Mar 16, 2010 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) have issued a clear rejection of the Scottish Government’s plans for the crofting register in their evidence to the Parliamentary Committee for Rural Affairs and Environment on the Crofting Reform Bill. Marina Dennis,...