Countryfile goes otter tracking in Fetlar
Countryfile has been to Shetland – the makers behind the BBC series covering rural issues were filming in the isles last week for an episode
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Minister will visit isles to hear crofters’ views
Crofting Minister Paul Wheelhouse has confirmed the Scottish Government will visit Shetland and speak to crofters as part of the work on reforming the failings
READ FULL STORYMuseum plans mothballed
Ambitious plans for a new agricultural museum in Tingwall have been mothballed because of a lack of funding.
READ FULL STORYSpeedy action required to sort ‘decrofting shambles’
Shetland MSP Tavish Scott has urged quick action over emergency legislation to end the “decrofting shambles.”
READ FULL STORYScott vents fury over legal limbo for owner-occupier crofters
Owner-occupier crofters currently find themselves in a legal limbo over the issue of decrofting, with Scottish ministers and the Crofting Commission apparently uncertain of exactly
READ FULL STORYScott to lobby ministers over “draconian” livestock rules
Crofters moving sheep to Scotland and EU markets should be exempt from “ridiculous and draconian” Scottish government rules, according to MSP Tavish Scott.
READ FULL STORYRow over sheep tagging shows no sign of subsiding despite concessions
A row over electronic tagging for sheep looks set to continue despite new concessions aimed at easing the burden on farmers and crofters.
READ FULL STORYMossbank farmer to receive £1,500 after court blunder
A spate of legal blunders has led a court to make almost unprecedented cash awards to three people who were wrongly convicted. They include Shetland…
READ FULL STORYDuncan sorry for SLMG ‘Mickey Mouse’ slur as dialogue begins
By LOUISE THOMASON The councillor who described Shetland’s livestock co-operative as a “Mickey Mouse organisation” during a council meeting on the future of the organisation…
READ FULL STORYAnger as agricultural co-op pushed to brink by council’s grant decision
By JOHN ROBERTSON Shetland crofting is in crisis after the local agricultural co-op warned it would fold next month unless the SIC helps it find…
READ FULL STORYFarmer wants more top quality sheep
By JOHN ROBERTSON A PROMINENT farmer and livestock dealer says Shetland needs to invest in a future for its agriculture by encouraging the rearing of…
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