and promotes the interests of crofting in Scotland
to secure the future of crofting.
Important Land Classification Information
24/11/2014
SGRPID recently wrote to all farmers and crofters with regards to the classification of their land under the new CAP. It is important that these letters are read fully, if you have any concerns about the way your land is classified you must contact your local area office for a review within 60 days of the letter date.
Scotland’s Chief Agricultural Officer Drew Sloan said:
“The new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) comes into effect in January, and under this new system direct basic payments will be based on the amount of land held in each of the three new payment regions.
“The Scottish Government recently wrote to farmers and crofters to let them know which of the three new CAP payment regions we think their land falls into. For crofters, the letters cover in-by land only and we will shortly send separate letters about Common Grazings shares.
“It’s really important that everyone reads these letters carefully and checks the provision allocation against their own maps and records. If the provisional allocation is not what you might have thought, or if you have not received a letter, you need to contact your local Area Office as soon as possible, where our team will help answer your query and let you know what factual information you will be required to submit, so we can review the provisional allocation.”
