The new chief executive of the Crofting Commission says the statutory body wants to help make it easier for people to work in the sector. Crofting is a system of land tenure and farming unique to ...
The Shucksmith Committee of Inquiry into the future of crofting attempts to reconcile modern democracy with a nineteenth-century system of land tenure. For more than 100 years, crofting has been ...
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LOOK at an Ordnance Survey map of the Highlands and Islands and you can see the enduring impact crofting has had on the area. This unique form of farming has underpinned the continued presence of ...
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How to be a 21st-century crofter in the Scottish Highlands – with a new role for iconic hairy cows
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The crofting century: how Scotland's small farms continue to feed the nation's appetite and heritage
Disclaimer: This is an archived article dated before Saturday 1 January 2022. As such, images and embedded content may be missing. Share: Crofting can be a conundrum. It was a modern improvement to ...
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Encouraging more young people to become crofters is vital if the traditional way of life is to survive, a new report has found. The Committee of Inquiry on Crofting survey highlighted children not ...
The Crofting Commission had to apologise following a row over the running of land shared by crofters to raise livestock A Scottish government-ordered review has begun into governance arrangements at ...
Colin Kennedy, whose actions at the Crofting Commission were the source of a row, has been unsuccessful in being re-elected after losing by two votes. Last year, the commission's board apologised for ...
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