EID roadshow for Scottish sheep farmers

The EID regulations, which come into force at the end of this year, will make it obligatory for all sheep farmers to electronically tag sheep born after the New Year and keep a record of each animal’s individual identity every time they move.

NFUS and NSA Scotland have announced nine meetings across the country to discuss the new rules.

Nigel Miller, NFU Scotland vice-president said: “The purpose of these meetings is to explain to farmers where we have got to in our negotiations and how, as things stand, the regulation would affect lamb crops born next year and beyond.”

NSA Scotland development officer, George Milne said the industry was still opposed the new rules.

“Amendments to the regulation agreed to date will make the implementation of new regulations on sheep movements and EID slightly easier on sheep farmers, but stops short of overcoming the real issues of on farm management and recording of breeding sheep.”

But he urged farmers to attend the meetings. “It will give them an appreciation of where we are in our attempts to change this regulation, and it will give NFUS and NSA Scotland a steer on where farmers want us to focus our efforts in the coming weeks and months,” he said.

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