Na h-Eileanan an Iar MSP, Alasdair Allan, has welcomed the new Scottish Beef Scheme. This new scheme will act as a replacement for the Scottish Beef Calf Scheme and will see increases in payments to crofters with fewer than 40 calves. Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead this week announced the changes, which Dr Allan said will benefit crofters in Scotland’s most disadvantaged communities. Alasdair Allan commented: ‘Although three-quarters of Scotland’s breeding cows are in “severely disadvantaged” parts of Scotland, the bulk of the money paid out under the old Scottish Beef Calf Scheme currently goes to much more fertile parts of Scotland. ‘I welcome Richard Lochhead’s efforts to rebalance this situation. Under the revised scheme a crofter with 10 calves should see payment increase by 25%. A crofter with 20 calves will see payment increase by 11% and a crofter with 30 calves…
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Allan welcomes new Scottish Beef Scheme