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New Guidance for Common Grazings Committees
The Crofting Commission has created a new set of guidance for Common Grazings Committees. The Guidance is intended to assist Grazings Committees with their responsibilities to maintain and improve common…
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Crofting Census
The 2018 Crofting Census will be issued on 7 January 2019. The Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 stipulates all crofting tenants and owner-occupier crofters have a legal obligation to complete and…
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Collaborative working between the Crofting Commission and HiE to Support Crofting
At last week’s Black Isle Show it was announced that the Crofting Commission and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HiE) would have a closer working relationship in order to further support…
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New Research on the Support for Crofting Published
A new piece of research, Support for Crofting, has today been published by the Crofting Commission. The research was commissioned by the Commission earlier in the year and was prepared…
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Acquiring Croft Land
Have you acquired croft land? Have you informed the Crofting Commission you are the new owner of the land? If not, you could be losing out on vital information about…
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Important changes happening within the Commission
All Crofting Commission email addresses have now changed, don’t worry if you have sent something to an old email address we will still receive it. The old and new email…
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Crofting Legislation Reform
The Crofting Commission look forward to working with Scottish Government and other Stakeholders to take forward crofting legislation reform. The practical approach outlined by the Cabinet Secretary will enable the…
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The Crofting Commission Welcomes Skye Micro Abattoir Initiative
Crofting Commission Convenor, Rod Mackenzie said: “It’s great to see this volunteer group take the initiative and look to providing an abattoir based in Skye, a similar project was also…
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New Research to Advise on Supporting Crofting
The Crofting Commission has recently commissioned a piece of research into how crofting agriculture is currently being supported financially. The research will analyse the current agricultural and environmental support for…
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New Panel of Assessors appointed
The Crofting Commission this week has announced the appointment of a new Assessors Panel for the organisation. Crofting Commission Convener, Rod Mackenzie said: “The Commission is pleased to welcome a…