SCF PRAISE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT DILIGENCE

by SCF | May 6, 2010 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation have welcomed the publication of the Scottish parliament Rural Affairs and Environment Committee’s report on their Stage 1 scrutiny of the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill. Marina Dennis, Convenor of the SCF crofting reform...

SCF CRITICISE CROFTING REGISTER PLANS AS ‘JUST WRONG’

by SCF | Mar 16, 2010 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) have issued a clear rejection of the Scottish Government’s plans for the crofting register in their evidence to the Parliamentary Committee for Rural Affairs and Environment on the Crofting Reform Bill. Marina Dennis,...

SCF response to the Pack interim report

by SCF | Mar 15, 2010 | News Archive

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the interim report of the Inquiry into future support for agriculture in Scotland. SCF is the only member-led organisation dedicated to promoting crofting and is the largest association of small-scale food producers in...

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS MEAT MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CROFTERS

by SCF | Mar 9, 2010 | News Archive

A conference entitled ‘Marketing Meat from the Croft’ organised by the Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) took place last week in Inverness. The purpose of the event was to bring together crofters and crofting producer groups with some of Scotland’s...

CROFTING, COMMONS AND COMMUNITIES

by SCF | Mar 9, 2010 | News Archive

Delegates from the Scottish Crofting Federation were in the north of England on the 23rd of February to attend a major meeting discussing the formation of a UK and Ireland wide Foundation For Common Land. At the meeting held at Melmerby in Cumbria were graziers from...

Iain MacKinnon comment on Brian Wilson article

by SCF | Mar 9, 2010 | News Archive

A charaid,In his column last week (WHFP1673) Brian Wilson highlighted Crispin Agnew's contribution to the crofting reform process at the Scottish Parliament earlier this month. Mr Agnew proposed that crofting tenure could be replaced by owner-occupancy, citing the...