CROFTING FEDERATION DEMANDS CLARITY AND BETTER SUPPORT FOR CROFTING IN RESPONSE TO AGRICULTURE BILL PROPOSALS

by SCF | Nov 28, 2022 | News

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation on a new framework for agricultural support payments, by calling for details on how the Scottish Government is going to use its powers and by demanding support for small...

CROFTING FEDERATION GATHERING CALLS FOR CROFTING AND LAND REFORM

by SCF | Nov 22, 2022 | News

A packed Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) Gathering in Fort William, on the theme ‘Revival: Crofting and Its Role in a Sustainable Scotland’, concluded that crofting is an ideal model to help meet many of the challenges of the 21st Century, if Scottish Government...

YOUNG ASSYNT CROFTER TAKES THE AWARD

by SCF | Nov 21, 2022 | News

Struan Macdonald, a young crofter from Assynt, has won the Scottish Crofting Federation’s prestigious Young Crofter Award, presented at the SCF Gathering by Jon Strickland, chair of The MacRobert Trust. Struan, who crofts sheep, pigs and goats in Achmelvich,...

CROFTING FEDERATION PLACES CREATION OF CROFTS AT HEART OF LAND REFORM

by SCF | Nov 2, 2022 | News

In its response to the Scottish Government consultation on land reform, Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) asserts that the creation of new crofts is a process that needs to be re-started and crofting legislation be rolled out across Scotland as originally intended....

FEDERATION GATHERING TO EXPLORE CROFTING’S ROLE IN A SUSTAINABLE SCOTLAND

by SCF | Oct 19, 2022 | News

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) will hold its Gathering this November in Fort William on the theme “Revival: crofting and its role in the future of a sustainable Scotland”. Chief executive Patrick Krause said, “There is a debate ongoing in Scotland, and...

SCF Young Crofter Award 2022

by SCF | Jun 24, 2022 | News

SCF and The MacRobert Trust have opened nominations for the SCF Young Crofter Award. The Award celebrates the achievements of our younger crofters who in all their different ways are creating a future for crofting. Previous winner, Helen O’Keefe, in Elphin, said...