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Scottish Food and drink organisations have written an open letter to the UK International Trade Secretary expressing concern that trade deal…

Country Life Trending: June 5, 2021 The Cuillin mountain range with croft farm, sheep and Loch Harport near Coillure on Isle of Skye. Credit: Tim Graham/Getty Images Remote working has a whole other meaning for those passionate individuals still farming crofts in the Highlands. Joe Gibbs takes a look and discovers crofting to be alive and well — though still as tough a life as it ever was. The tiny west Highland township of Elphin, north of Ullapool, stands out from the moorland landscape as a patchwork of bright green. Its rare fertility derives from a seam of limestone ben...

Scottish Crofting Federation chief executive, Patrick Krause, urges the new Scottish Government to honour its promises for the sector.

by Patrick Krause Support schemes are needed if the sheep price collapses as a result of Brexit. Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up It will not have escaped your attention that the Scottish Parliament elections take place on May 6. The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) are, therefore, publishing proposals for what we would like to see in parties’ manifestos that would be helpful to crofting. There is a mixture ...

by Patrick Krause © Shutterstock / SeraphP Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Crofters have long been working in a sustainable way to produce food and environmental benefits. And, as I have pointed out before, it is no coincidence that most of the High Nature Value areas of Scotland correspond with the crofting areas. There is plenty more that we can be doing and the commitment by the Scottish Government of £613...