Rural Payments and Services

Farmers are reminded to complete the mandatory June Agricultural Census, which helps the Scottish Government make evidence-based decisions on how to best support agriculture.

Responses from the census are used by Scottish Government and industry bodies as evidence of how the agricultural sector is performing, as well as issues relating to animal health and welfare.

Farmers now have until Midnight on Monday 2 August to complete the Agricultural Census.

Background

Farmers with a Rural Payments and Services (RP&S) account, should please check their emails and follow the guidance provided to access the Census online.

Alternatively, they can start the survey by going directly to the RP&S website and logging in using their username and password for the site, then clicking on ‘Ag Census’.

Farmers who have received a paper Census form should return their completed form using the postage paid envelope provided.

Farmers who do not have an RP&S account, who cannot access their form online, or who have not received a paper form can still provide their Census information by phoning the Census Operations team on 0300 244 9788 or by emailing agricsurveys@gov.scot and providing their location number. One of the team will then get back to help them provide their data.