Sheep claim forms due
Sheep claim forms due
SHEEP farmers should receive combined claim forms for sheep annual premium and hill livestock compensatory allowances in the next few days, says MAFF.
To avoid penalties, forms should be returned well before the closing date of Feb 4, 2000, to allow time for problems to be resolved. Producers who have not received documents by mid-December should contact their regional service centre, says MAFF.
It has also sent out a new arable area payments scheme guide this week. This replaces the 1997 guide, and includes all changes to the scheme rules which apply from 2000.
lLast date for submitting penalty-free claims under the 1999 suckler cow premium scheme and 2000 HLCA scheme (cattle) is next Monday (Dec 6), warns MAFF. *