Crofters have expressed concerns over increasing feed, fuel and energy prices.
Crofters are changing how they live and work because of severe increases in costs, according to the Scottish Crofting Federation .An estimated 33,000 people live in crofting households across parts of the Western and Northern Isles, Highlands, Argyll and Moray.
She said: "If you've got livestock, you can't put them on rations. Feeding obviously affects the selling price and the weight further down the line. So it is a battle."The SCF's Costs of Input Survey, which closes on Wednesday, is gathering information on financial pressures. "Some respondents indicate that the changes that they are making include reducing stocking numbers, cutting back on their own basic needs such as heating, or to cease certain crofting activities altogether."Like many other crofters, Ms MacPhee holds down different jobs as well as looking after her croft. She has a full-time job in the third sector and also works nights in a local hotel.
She said: "I've been collecting coffee grinds from some business to make coffee logs at home, and I have a paper brick maker which basically mashes down paper and cardboard to make bricks you can burn. Ms MacPhee said she had so far seen no benefit of schemes designed to help people with their energy bills.The Scottish government said it was acutely aware of the cost of living pressures currently facing households and businesses, including farmers and crofters.
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