Crofters Warned of Fraudulent Marketing

by SCF | Oct 2, 2009 | News Archive

Frank Gaskall, a former president of Euromontana, warned delegates at the SCF's Annual Gathering of unscrupulous companies fraudulently using brand images, suggesting their products come from mountainous areas. Crofting leaders say that the Scottish Government...

SCF Welcome Environment Minister’s Renewed Commitment

by SCF | Oct 2, 2009 | News Archive

Speaking at SCF's Annual Gathering in Grantown on Spey, Rosanna Cunningham told crofters that despite with drawing a requirement that houses built on former croft land be used as main residences, the government would continue to explore ways of keeping land...

SCF Baffled by National Park’s Attitude to Crofting Reform

by SCF | Oct 2, 2009 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Foundation have expressed their disappointment that the Cairngorm's National Park have chosen not to respond to the consultation process on the draft Crofting Reform Bill. At a Question and Answer session at the SCF's Annual Gathering,...

SCF response to the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill consultation May 2009

by SCF | Aug 12, 2009 | News Archive

Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the proposals put forward by the Scottish Government (SG) to amend crofting law. The consultation document is meticulous, is well written and clearly laid out, which is to be commended. We appreciate that the Crofting...

Crofters demand fair payment for provision of public goods

by SCF | Aug 12, 2009 | News Archive

The representative organisation for crofters, the Scottish Crofting Foundation (SCF), demand government investment in crofting as fair payment for the being regulated ‘for the common good’ in its submission to the draft Crofting Reform Bill consultation...