New SPICe briefing

by SCF | Jan 11, 2010 | News Archive

A new briefing on the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill has been published. The Bill was introduced in the Parliament on the 9 December 2009. This briefing has been prepared for Members of the Rural Affairs and Environment Committee, which is the lead Committee on the...

SCF GAINING ON REFORM BILL, BUT A WAY TO GO

by SCF | Dec 23, 2009 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) had meetings with MSP’s across all parties in Edinburgh last week to discuss progress being made in getting a more workable Crofting Reform Bill. Norman Leask, SCF Parliamentary Spokesman said “we are very pleased...

CROFTERS WELCOME VOLUNTARY BLUE-TONGUE VACCINATION

by SCF | Dec 23, 2009 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) welcomed the news that next year blue-tongue vaccination will be voluntary. Ena MacDonald, Chair of SCF Uist and Barra, who has been leading a campaign against compulsory vaccination, said “at last they are seeing sense....

CROFTERS PREPARE FOR REFORM DEBATE

by SCF | Dec 10, 2009 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation have convened their reform working group to scrutinise the crofting reform bill launched today and are preparing for the debate to come, on whether the bill is fit for purpose. Marina Dennis, chair of the SCF crofting reform working...

SCF The Federation

by SCF | Nov 25, 2009 | News Archive

The SCF is now legally recognised as the Scottish Crofting Federation, a change agreed by its members at the 2009 AGM and celebrated at a reception in Inverness on 18th November. Neil MacLeod, chair of the SCF, set the background to the name change, a move brought...

Crofters Warned of Fraudulent Marketing

by SCF | Oct 2, 2009 | News Archive

Frank Gaskall, a former president of Euromontana, warned delegates at the SCF's Annual Gathering of unscrupulous companies fraudulently using brand images, suggesting their products come from mountainous areas. Crofting leaders say that the Scottish Government...