Question reference: S6W-02499
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 25 August 2021 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 10 September 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the average cost is for farmers to transfer from the Cattle Tracing System to ScotMoves+.
Answer
There is no additional cost for farmers when they transfer from CTS to the new ScotMoves+ system.
Cattle keepers who use farm management software to assist with their farm record-keeping and other operational decisions incur an annual support cost of around
£200 per year. Some cattle keepers who are using out-of-date farm management software or not paying annual support fees will typically pay a £100 set-up fee, plus an annual support fee of £200 per year to re-join a farm management system.