Crofters have welcomed Scottish government commitments to provide support and reforms to strengthen their sector. Rural affairs minister Mairi Gougeon was praised for her “upbeat”…
READ FULL STORYThe search is on for young crofters worthy of some special recognition. Scottish Crofting Federation has announced it is looking for nominations for those who…
READ FULL STORYThe Tory government should listen more carefully to the concerns of farmers and crofters ahead of the UK withdrawal from the EU.
READ FULL STORYTingwall farmer Cecil Eunson has been named the new chairman of Shetland Livestock Marketing Group at the organisation’s annual general meeting last night.
READ FULL STORYAn inquiry has concluded into the death of a West Side woman who was crushed by a cow last March.
READ FULL STORYScotland’s new rural affairs minister made an unreserved apology for the delays in croft and farm payments, and resolved to sort it out.
READ FULL STORYA local farming leader has backed criticism made by a crofting law expert of Scottish government consultation.
READ FULL STORYCalls have been made for a full independent inquiry into the deepening cash crisis faced by farmers and crofters.
READ FULL STORYVoters will go to the polls in June to have their say on whether the UK should be in or out of the European Union….
READ FULL STORYThe Scottish government has admitted failing to provide the majority of its support payments to crofters and farmers by the end of last month –…
READ FULL STORYShetland sheepdogs, or “Shelties”, have long been a recognised part of Shetland’s heritage.
READ FULL STORYSome of the problems facing crofters and farmers will be highlighted in Holyrood today.
READ FULL STORYThe problems caused by this year’s cold wet weather will be the focus of discussions crofters have with the vice-president of farming union NFUS this week.
READ FULL STORYThe first Landwise of 2015 is included with The Shetland Times this week, full of a range of agricultural news and features.
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