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...

Cross Party Group on Crofting

by SCF | May 10, 2022 | News

Cross Party Group on Crofting – Wednesday 11th May at 18.00. Agenda Minutes from previous meeting 23 February

Job opportunity – Policy and projects development coordinator

by SCF | May 5, 2022 | News

SCF is the organisation dedicated to campaigning for crofters and fighting for the future of crofting. We are looking for someone to join us to develop and write persuasive funding proposals, policy briefs and consultation responses. The successful applicant will have...

New ‘first’ for crofting in Moray

by SCF | Mar 31, 2022 | News

A new croft has been created in Moray for the first time since crofting was extended to the area in 2010. Jamie McIntyre, of the Woodland Crofts Partnership, commented, “We are delighted that the first new croft to be created in Moray should prove to be a woodland...

Crofting Federation looks forward to new Commissioners’ role in updating crofting legislation

by SCF | Mar 22, 2022 | News

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has acknowledged the outcome of the recent election of Crofting Commissioners, saying that they have their work cut out to effectively regulate crofting. Donald MacKinnon, chair of the SCF, said, “Crofting is a unique system of...

Events to explain what new livestock assurance standards mean to crofters

by SCF | Feb 22, 2022 | News

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) will host a series of events with Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) to explain what the changes to sheep and cattle assurance standards that go live in April will mean to crofting. “Health planning is a useful way of proactively...