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Crofters’ Anguish Over SRDP

by | Apr 16, 2008 | News Archive

As it unfolds, the true shortfalls of the Scottish Rural Development Programme are becoming apparent. The Scottish Crofting Foundation has been inundated with complaints and pleas for help from crofters and small-holders regarding the SRDP, the main route to Scottish...

SCF Launches Housing Report

by | Apr 10, 2008 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Foundation (SCF) has this week launched its report on meeting housing needs in the crofting areas, ‘Houses on Crofting Land’. The research has been carried out by Derek Logie of the Rural Housing Service, one of Scotland’s...

Croft to let on Fair Isle

by | Apr 9, 2008 | News Archive

This National Trust for Scotland-owned croft will be available to let under crofting tenure in summer 2008. The croft house has four-bedrooms and good outbuildings and sits on 10.5 hectares of croft land with associated common grazing. Particularly suitable for a...

SCF To Launch Report of Housing on Croft Land Study.

by | Mar 20, 2008 | News Archive

An in-depth study looking at the sustainable use of croft land to help meet rural housing needs commissioned by the SCF has been completed and the report will be launched on 8th April at a reception at Cowan House, Inverness.View in pdf format below. (1MB)

Sheep Tagging Petition

by | Mar 14, 2008 | News Archive

The NFUS, together with the Scottish Farmer, has launched a sheep tagging petition, focusing on the current double tagging rules and threat of individual recording and have asked for our help in ensuring as many sheep producers as possible sign up. Please consider...