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The Scottish Government have published the National Development Plan for Crofting which highlights the core elements necessary to ensure that crofting remains at the heart of our rural and remote…

As our staff continue to work from home we looked at the easiest and most effective means  to allow our staff to contact crofters directly and vice versa.     As all…

A fourth vacancy in the Western Isles has been advertised by the Crofting Commission. We are now looking to recruit a Residency and Land Use Casework Officer who will be…

Following on from Commission, David Campbell's blog encouraging women to consider standing as Board members in the next crofting elections https://croftingcommission.wordpress.com/   We have created a short survey that is designed…

If the answer is "No"  then you may be one of the crofters who gets a phone call next week from a member of our staff or one of our…

Rod Mackenzie, our Convener, has just completed his Crofting Census form online, here's what he had to say. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HasUDuhCy8c 

The Green Bowl is an excellent example of what can be achieved when a community, crofters and non-crofters, work together. Our thanks to Helen and Tessa for their time in…

Thuirt an t-Àrd-Oifigear, Bill Barron, “Tha mi air leth toilichte gu bheil am Plana Gàidhlig againn airson nam bliadhnaichean troimhe gu [2025] air aontachadh le Bòrd na Gàidhlig. Tha an…

At its Board meeting today, the Crofting Commissioners agreed the recommendations from a short term working group on crofting Duties. The recommendations agreed by Commissioners are: The Residency and Land…

In July this year we announced that additional funding provided by Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism, would allow us to establish four permanent new posts in…