by SCF | Oct 7, 2021 | News
The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has welcomed the assurances given by the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, Mairi Gougeon, regarding recognition of crofting’s value, continued government support and commitments to reforms to strengthen the future...
by SCF | Sep 14, 2021 | News
Dear Commissioners As you approach the end of your term of office governing crofting’s regulatory body, could we ask you to reflect on the work of the Crofting Commission. SCF is a key stakeholder in this unique regulated system of land tenure, and we offer some...
by SCF | Sep 9, 2021 | News
The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has welcomed the unification of the Scottish Land Court and the Lands Tribunal for Scotland to form an expanded body dealing with land related litigation. “It makes sense to amalgamate the Scottish Land Court and the Lands...
by SCF | Sep 8, 2021 | News
The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has expressed bitter disappointment that the long awaited crofting reform bill has not been included in the Programme for Government (PFG) published yesterday. “Given that the Government stopped the progress of the crofting law...
by SCF | Aug 19, 2021 | News
The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has written to Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, outlining the fundamental principles needed for agricultural support to be croft-friendly. SCF’s chair, Donald MacKinnon, said, “Having considered the...
by SCF | Jul 1, 2021 | News
The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has congratulated the Scottish Government for its good sense in publishing the long-awaited report on the deliberations of the Farming and Food Production Future Policy Group, “Recommendations to Government”. The 16-strong...
