Publication of long-awaited report welcomed by Crofting Federation

by SCF | Jul 1, 2021 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has congratulated the Scottish Government for its good sense in publishing the long-awaited report on the deliberations of the Farming and Food Production Future Policy Group, “Recommendations to Government”. The 16-strong...

SCF Members Forum

by SCF | Jun 3, 2021 | News Archive

The members forum on the SCF website has been the subject of hacking attempts in recent weeks. The forum is managed by volunteers and this has proven very time-consuming for them. A decision has been made to remove the forum from the SCF website and instead use the...

Confirmation of unused crofts problem – and solution – says Federation

by SCF | May 26, 2021 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has welcomed the results of the Crofting Commission investigation into unused crofts and reiterates the call to resource the Commission sufficiently for it to tackle the emergency. “This is a necessary survey undertaken to...

Crofting Federation welcomes new government for Scotland

by SCF | May 20, 2021 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has welcomed Mairi Gougeon, in her new role as Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, with a ‘To Do list’. Donald MacKinnon, chair of the SCF said, “We are pleased to see a strong cabinet appointed to lead Scotland, and...

Alignment on crofting issues bodes well for next session of government

by SCF | Mar 25, 2021 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) held its hustings last night and found election candidates were remarkably aligned on key issues for crofting, despite expected policy differences SCF’s Russell Smith, who chaired the meeting, said “The meeting was very lively,...

SCF Proposals for Manifestos 2021

by SCF | Mar 18, 2021 | News Archive

SCF Proposals for Manifestos 2021