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Crofting

Crofters disappointed by electronic sheep tagging proposal

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Details: Friday, 17 April 2009 14:20 Tamsin Morris Hits: 555

The Scottish Crofting Foundation has expressed disappointment at a European Commission proposal to introduce electronic tagging of sheep.

The crofting foundation believe electronic tagging (often referred to as EID) is not appropriate to the scale of crofting and that individual tagging will add unnecessary work. Despite lengthy campaigns against the tagging proposals by various farming organisations, it looks like changes to the rules are inevitable. There may be some flexibility left for implementation within the different European member states, but it may not be enough to satisfy the UK sheep industry, including crofters. You can find the crofting foundation's comments here.