Subsidy Future & Current Schemes
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Don’t miss out on the current schemes which boost income and improve animal and soil health! We discuss the PSF scheme, the future of subsidy, recent changes to the Croft House Grant and what we should all do now to prepare for the 2025 change.  We cover:   What the term ‘conditionality’ means PSF Animal Health & Welfare Eligibility How to carry out and how to claim Benefits of animal health  Soil sampling   Carbon audits What do we know so far What is Just Transition What are the Tiers BPS Whole Farm Plan Habitat assessments Grazing shares Beef calf scheme Scoteid My herd stats CHGS changes Top tips to prepare for 2025 – FAS biodiversity audits, carbon audits, psf scheme   Related FAS Resources Crofting Businesses: Carbon Audits and Preparing For Sustainable Farming | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot) The Croft House Grant Scheme | Information helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot) Crofter’s Fuel Poverty – Improving the Existing Housing Stock | Information helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot) Other Related Resources Preparing for Sustainable Farming Support (ruralpayments.org) Croft House Grant (ruralpayments.org) MyHerdStats Information Guide - ScotEID Library (dozuki.com)
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