Subject to the terms of agreements under these schemes,payments to farmers and crofters continue to be made for this purpose.Within the CroftingCounties, crofters and other small farmers can qualify for support for bracken controlunder the Crofting Counties Agricultural Grant Scheme.In future, supportfor control of bracken will be available to land managers under options includedin the Scotland Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 for which we expect to receiveEuropean Union approval by the end of this year.