Mae gwelliannau mawr wedi’u gwneud yn y chwe mis diwethaf i wneud y cynllun yn hwylusach.  Bydd newid cyfnod ymgeisio Glastir Sylfaenol flwyddyn nesaf yn rhoi llawer mwy o amser i ffermwyr gynllunio a pharatoi ceisiadau.  Mae’r newidiadau y gofynnais amdanynt i leihau’r baich biwrocratiaeth hefyd wedi’u cyflwyno.  Nid oes angen i ffermwyr godro gadw cymaint o gofnodion, ac mae’r cynllun yn eu had-dalu am y cofnodion sy’n dal i fod.  Bydd Swyddogion Datblygu Tir Comin yn dal i fod ar gael i helpu i ffurfio Cymdeithasau Pori ac i lenwi ffurflenni cais Glastir Tir Comin flwyddyn nesaf. Rwyf hefyd wedi penderfynu ehangu eu gwasanaeth. Rydym wedi bod yn eu hyfforddi ynghylch agweddau eraill ar y cynllun ac o fis Ionawr, byddan nhw’n cynnal sesiynau cymorth i ffermwyr yn ogystal â sesiynau hyfforddi ar ffermydd i ffermwyr sydd am ymuno â Glastir Sylfaenol.  Mae gennym hefyd strategaeth gyfathrebu erbyn hyn sy’n dechrau lledaenu’r negeseuon pwysicaf y bydd angen inni eu rhoi i ffermwyr flwyddyn nesaf.
The last six months have also seen continued improvements to make the scheme more accessible.  The changes to the Glastir Entry application window next year will give farmers considerably more time to plan and prepare their applications.  The changes I requested to cut the red tape associated with the scheme have also been introduced.  The amount of diary records farmers are required to keep has been reduced and remaining records are all reimbursed within the scheme payment rates. Commons Development Officers will continue to be available to facilitate the formation of Grazing Associations and the completion of Glastir Commons applications next year. I have also decided to utilise their services more widely next year. They have been receiving training across other aspects of the scheme and from January they will begin to deliver farmer surgeries and on farm training for those considering signing up to Glastir Entry. We now also have a communications plan in place that is starting to deliver the key messages we need to get across to farmers.