Payments under the new ewe hogg scheme risk being lower than expected as the initiative
is over-
The Scottish Crofters' Federation (SCF) said more applications than originally anticipated were caused by larger upland farms retaining greater numbers of hoggs than they would usually in order to get the payment.
SCF vice-
Estimated rates of around £80 per animal were predicted. However, the actual payment will depend on the total number of eligible hoggs claimed as the budget is fixed.
Therefore as the total number retained for payment goes up, the payment per hogg goes down.
Crofters warned of drop in sheep payment
6 April 2016