Rural Payments and Services

A reminder was previously sent from ScotEID to all Beef Efficiency Scheme applicants about the deadlines for recording calving information.

Unfortunately we believe that some people may not have seen the reminder as it went into their junk folders so we are issuing another update to agents and putting a news bulletin on RP&S.

The agent update is:

Further to the email sent out by ScotEID in mid-January we would like to remind you that the deadline for entering the BES calving data for your calves born between 2 June 2016, 31 December 2016 to ScotEID is now only a few days away and needs to be completed by the 7 February 2017.

In addition, 7 February 2017 is also the date set by RPID in the revised guidance as the deadline for recording any disposals during 2016.

Some calves will now be reaching 400 days old so please remember that calves must be weighed at least once between 120 and 400 days.

You must record a weight on the Beef Efficiency Scheme system for every calf unless it dies or is sold before it reaches 120 days old.

If a weight has not be entered onto the system by the time a calf reaches 400 days old you will have 15 working days to record a weight or a breach may be applied.

If you have any questions about the content of this message; please contact the Beef Efficiency Scheme Team - (BESmailbox@gov.scot).