Rural Payments and Services

News 2015

• Forestry Grant Scheme and Agri-Environment Climate Scheme

  30 December, 2015

  Online applications

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• Farm payments underway

  29 December, 2015

  First instalments to arrive in bank accounts on Hogmanay

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• Beef Efficiency Scheme

  29 December, 2015

  Calf diaries to help prepare for programme launch

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• Greening review call

  23 December, 2015

  Rural Affairs Secretary: Commission must reconsider three crop rule

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• Protecting the rights of low paid workers

  22 December, 2015

  Scottish Agricultural Wages Board to be retained.

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• Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (Mainland and Islands)

  18 December, 2015

  Deadline for claim submission is midnight on 31 December 2015.

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• Closure of Rural Payments Online

  15 December, 2015

  RPO will be closing by the end of 2015

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• December payments 'on track'

  10 December, 2015

  Rural Affairs Secretary updates MSPs on farm funding timetable

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• Greening 'must meet Scottish needs'

  9 December, 2015

  Rural Affairs Secretary seeks greater flexibility from Europe

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• Mandatory dog microchips

  3 December, 2015

  Legislation laid before Scottish Parliament.

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