Calling All Women In Agriculture

by SCF | Jul 7, 2016 | News Archive

The Scottish Government has commissioned research to build a picture of the role women play in agriculture across Scotland. Research undertaken in other parts of the UK, Europe and beyond shows that women’s work on crofts and farms is under-reported and women are not...

SCF Meets Cabinet Secretary To Discuss Urgent Issues

by SCF | Jun 29, 2016 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) met with Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary with remit for crofting, yesterday to discuss the big issues in crofting: what an EU divorce means for crofting and resolution of the Crofting Commission crisis. “The impending divorce...

SCF Reiterates Call For Review

by SCF | Jun 17, 2016 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has reiterated its call on Scottish Ministers to intervene in the crofting common grazings debacle and to instigate an external examination of the Crofting Commission, following revelations of a cover-up. “’The Crofting...

Job Opportunity

by SCF | Jun 6, 2016 | News Archive

We are currently looking for Training and Development Managers and Training Administrators. The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF), is the only member-led organisation dedicated to the promotion of crofting and is pleased to announce the start of a new Training...

The Spirit of the Law

by SCF | May 25, 2016 | News Archive

The inexplicable case of a public body confusing legal dogma with good sense The Crofting Commission website says “The Crofting Commission regulates and promotes the interests of crofting in Scotland to secure the future of crofting.” Following the summary dismissal...

Fraud Alert

by SCF | May 25, 2016 | News Archive

A potential fraud targeting farmers and crofters has been drawn to the attention of the Scottish Government today. Victims receive a phone call from a person claiming to be from an agricultural department of the government, advising them that they are due thousands of...