Gathering 2025: From Croft to Kitchen

by SCF | Sep 19, 2025 | News

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) will host its annual Gathering in Inverness this November 15th, marking 40 years since the founding of the Scottish Crofters Union with a day dedicated to the future of local food. Under the theme From Croft to Kitchen, the...

Crofters call for stronger deer culling provisions in Natural Environment Bill

by SCF | Sep 12, 2025 | News

As the first stage of the Natural Environment Bill reform process is drawing to a close, the Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF), alongside the Scottish Tenant Farmers Association (STFA) and other farming organisations, has written to Scottish Ministers and MSPs to...

Scottish Crofting Federation rolls out new training programme!

by SCF | Jul 22, 2025 | News

Scottish Crofting Federation Rolls Out New Training Programme to Support Crofters Across the Highlands & Islands! The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has launched its latest round of in-person and online training, with events scheduled across the crofting...

Scottish Crofting Federation Welcomes Increased Focus from Commission

by SCF | Jul 2, 2025 | News

SCF are pleased at the Crofting Commission’s announcement yesterday which will see an increase in activity aimed at ensuring crofters are returning their Annual Notice, a statutory requirement under legislation. The Commission are writing to all of those who have not...

Government responds to Scottish Crofting Federation’s push for a derogation from the calving interval conditionality

by SCF | Jun 19, 2025 | News

Thanks to SCF’s consistent efforts, the Scottish Government finally has made a concession in relation to the 410-day calving interval condition on the Scottish Sucker Beef Support Scheme (SSBS). At today’s opening day of this year’s Royal Highland Show, Mairi Gougeon,...

SCF acknowledges publication of the Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill

by SCF | Jun 4, 2025 | News

SCF is relieved that, after so many years of discussion and preparation, the Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill has finally been published and that some of the more concerning proposals have not been included. The Bill will simplify a range of regulatory processes,...