THE SCOTTISH Government has extended the application window for applying to vital CAP support schemes from May 16 to June 15.
This is the second successive year where problems with the IT system installed by Scottish Government to deliver new CAP schemes have merited an extension to the deadline.
NFU Scotland president Allan Bowie said: ‘We welcome the recognition from Scottish Government that additional time must be allowed for that to happen. While many of our members will have already submitted their claim, we could not have allowed a situation to develop where many members could not submit a form because of mapping issues.