Scottish Crofting Federation delighted that KTIF funding will support crofters.

by SCF | Oct 3, 2024 | News

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) is pleased to announce that it has received funding from the Scottish Government’s Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund (KTIF) programme for the 2024-2025 period. This funding will enable us to deliver peer-to-peer knowledge...

Report demonstrates that crofting is a truly valuable asset to Scotland

by SCF | Sep 24, 2024 | News

The Value of Crofting report released by the Crofting Commission has confirmed what SCF has long known and campaigned on and that is that crofting brings valuable contributions not only to rural crofting communities, but to Scotland as a whole by delivering across all...

Crofting Consultation is missing the point

by SCF | Sep 3, 2024 | News

SCF has responded to the crofting consultation that closed yesterday. While the draft proposals for crofting law reform include some minor, long overdue adjustments, they do not substantially address the most pressing problems the current system faces. It has taken...

Scottish Crofting Federation welcomes new Board members

by SCF | Aug 30, 2024 | News

The Scottish Crofting Federation is delighted to announce that our recent director recruitment has brought four excellent additions to our Board. They are Jo Hunt, Annie MacDonald, Rob Black and Michael McGettigan and between them they cover a wide geographical area...

Agriculture Bill: A missed opportunity – yet, there’s still chances to do better

by SCF | Jun 20, 2024 | News

SCF took note of the Scottish parliament’s stage 3 debate on the agriculture and rural communities bill which sets out the guiding principles for the future agricultural support system. While the final version of the bill brings some improvements for crofters, there...

Crofting Federation Presses for Bolder Land Reform

by SCF | May 22, 2024 | News

In responding to the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee’s call for views on the Land Reform Bill this week, the Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has expressed extreme disappointment in its lack of ambition and focus on addressing the real...