SCF Call on the Next Scottish Government

by SCF | Apr 19, 2011 | News Archive

SCF CALL ON THE NEXT SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT TO MAKE CROFTING THE MODEL FOR ALL OF RURAL SCOTLAND In the run-up to Scottish elections, crofters are challenging the next Scottish Government to produce, within a year of taking office, an Action Plan that will secure and...

SCF Condemns Skye New Crofts Decision

by SCF | Apr 19, 2011 | News Archive

The Crofters Commission‘s decision to ignore local opinion and approve the creation of three new crofts on poor quality land on the Isle of Skye has been condemned by the Scottish Crofting Federation. The three new crofts are being created by the Clan Donald...

Article comparing photographs of crofts in Skye and Lochalsh

by SCF | Mar 15, 2011 | News Archive

Extract from Rohde, R.F. (2010 in press) Written on the surface of the soil: west Highland crofting landscapes during the 20th century. In R.H. Webb, D.E. Boyer, and R.M. Turner (eds.) Repeat photography: methods and applications in the geological and ecological...

Vodafone Assist Crofters in Attending Major International Conference

by SCF | Feb 3, 2011 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation will have the chance to send a delegation to attend a major international conference on food issues being held in Sweden later this year after winning support from the mobile phone company Vodafone. The Vodafone Foundation’s...

Response to Land Use Consultation

by SCF | Dec 21, 2010 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has submitted its response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on Land Use Strategy. SCF Chair Eleanor Arthur said, “There is not much new about the Strategy, but its vision of thriving and sustainable rural...

Minister “badly advised” on Implications of Open Market Sale

by SCF | Nov 5, 2010 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation is staggered at the apparent lack of understanding shown by Environment Rosanna Cunningham of the serious implications of selling the Knocknagael Shetland Cattle Herd on the open market. In an interview to BBC Radio Shetland last night...