Resumption of Exports – Conditions and Requirements

by SCF | Oct 12, 2007 | News Archive

The draft European Commission Decision permitting the resumption of fresh meat exports from Scotland (and other parts of Great Britain) includes a number of conditions. The Decision will be formally adopted and published this week coming into effect at the weekend....

Dismay Over Political Row

by SCF | Oct 11, 2007 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Foundation today expressed dismay at the apparent disappearance of compensation for losses suffered by farmers and crofters as a result of foot and mouth disease restrictions.

Crofters Reluctantly Accept Welfare Scheme

by SCF | Oct 10, 2007 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Foundation (SCF) has accepted with regret the necessity of a Scottish Government welfare disposal scheme for lambs of under 25 kilos which would normally be sold in the European market. SCF Director Donald MacDonald said, “The resumption of...

Scotland Launches Emergency Sheep Welfare Scheme

by SCF | Oct 10, 2007 | News Archive

The Scottish Government today launched its scheme to avert an animal welfare catastrophe on Scotland's hills. Around 250,000 light lambs which should have already been slaughtered and shipped to European markets now face starvation because of the onset of winter...

SCF Welcomes the End of the Meat Export Ban

by SCF | Oct 4, 2007 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Foundation welcomes the announcement of the ending of the meat export ban to Europe on the 12th of October subject to no further outbreaks outwith the surveillance zone. SCF Vice Chairman Neil MacLeod said today: “Hopefully the lifting of...

Croft Tourism

by SCF | Oct 4, 2007 | News Archive

We’ve farmed for livestock, we’ve farmed for subsidies, should we now farm for tourism? We all think we live in the finest area of the country if not of the world but you can’t eat the scenery. Or are there ways that we can use the attractions of the...