Greening: Crop Diversification & Ecological Focus Areas
Greening The Greening Payment will be paid at a flat rate per Hectare in each region, and separate from Basic Payment. Failure to comply with Greening will result in the loss of part or all of the Greening Payment. From 2017, penalties will also apply which could which could result in a loss of up to a further 25% of the Greening payment deducted from the Basic Payment. Non-compliance of Greening will be costly.
Crop Diversification <10Ha Arable Land Exempt 10-30Ha Arable Land 2 Crops Main Crop <75% Arable Area >30Ha Arable Land 3 Crops Main Crop <75% Arable Area 2 Main Crops <95% Arable Area >75% of Arable land is TGRS or Fallow & the remaining arable crop is <30Ha Exempt >75% of Total Land is PGRS or TGRS & the remaining arable crop is <30Ha Exempt If all land claimed is certified as Organic Exempt. Arable land includes TGRS but not PGRS.
Ecological Focus Areas - EFA <15Ha Arable Land Exempt > 15Ha Arable Land 5% Arable Land put into EFA >75% of Arable land is TGRS or Fallow or Legumes & the remaining arable crop is <30Ha Exempt >75% of Total Land is PGRS or TGRS & the remaining arable crop is <30Ha Exempt If all land claimed is certified as Organic Exempt.
EFA Options Fallow weighting factor x1 therefore 1Ha land = 1Ha EFA Must be arable land and be on your holding (claimed on your SAF) No Agri Production 15 th January to 15 th July, inc no fertiliser/herbicides. No maintenance such as drainage during closed period. Must not Top during closed period. You can change the ground cover to establish WBS, grass or wild flower mixes. Buffer Strips weighting factor x 1.5 therefore 1Ha land = 1.5Ha EFA Must be on or adjacent to arable land. Must provide a buffer to a water course or water body. Between 2-20m wide (meet GAEC conditions no cultivation within 2m of hedges and watercourses). No Agri production 1 st January to 31 st December inc no fertiliser/herbicides. Can be cut & removed (silage/hay) but cannot be grazed. You can change the ground cover to establish WBS, grass or wild flower mixes.
EFA Options Field Margins - weighting factor x 1.5 therefore 1Ha land = 1.5Ha EFA Must be on or adjacent to arable land. Between 1-20m wide (meet GAEC conditions no cultivation within 2m of hedges and watercourses). Can be around the margin of a field or split 2 crops within a field. No Agri production 1 st January to 31 st December inc no fertiliser/herbicides. Cannot be grazed or cut during the closed period. You can change the ground cover to establish WBS, grass or wild flower mixes.
EFA Options Catch/Green Cover - weighting factor x 0.3 therefore 1Ha land = 0.3Ha EFA Must be arable land and be on your holding (claimed on your SAF) Must be established between 1 st March and 1 st October. Catch (green cover) crop will be under sown grass. Green cover (catch) crop must be a mixture of at least 2 of the following; Rye, Vetch, Phacelia, Barley, Mustard, Oats, Lucerne (Alfalfa). NO BRASSICAS!! You can graze the catch crop after harvest of the main crop. You can retain the green cover crop until later in Spring to provide winter cover. Nitrogen Fixing Crops - weighting factor x 0.7 therefore 1Ha land = 0.7Ha EFA Must be arable land and be on your holding (claimed on your SAF) Must be associated with an EFA Field Margin You must grow one of the following NFC; Lucerne (Alfalfa), Beans, Birdsfoot Trefoil, Chickpea, Clover, Faba Bean, Lentil, Lupin, Pea (vining/dry/silage), Vetch. The crop must not be harvested before 1 st August.
Example P Chapman South Redbog Total Farm Area Arable Land Area EFA Area 415.44ha 381.88ha 19.09ha Arable Crops: Code Area % Spring Barley SB 131.02ha 34.31% Winter Barley WB 60.91ha 15.95% Winter Wheat WW 63.86ha 16.72% Winter Oilseed Rape WOSR 60.50ha 15.84% Other Crops for Stock Feed OCS 2.46ha 0.64% LFASS Ineligible Environmental Management LIEM 5.29ha 1.39% Total Arable Crops: 324.04ha Temporary Grass TGRS 57.84ha 15.15% Total Arable Land: 381.88ha 100.00% Total EFA Area Required (5%) 19.09ha Total TGRS, PGRS & RGR = 21.74% of Total Eligible Area
P Chapman South Redbog Total EFA Area Required (5%): EFA Area Excess / Shortage EFA 19.09ha 3.56ha -15.54ha Features Farm Code No. Contract Map Ref 2014 IACS Map Number 2014 IACS Map FID Number Area / Length (m/ha) Conversion Factor (width) Weighting Factor Area (ha) EFA Area (ha) Claime d under RP (Y/N) Year RP End Management of Hedgerows 036/0027 D21 27 NJ/98961/55260 140.44m 2m 1.50 0.03ha 0.04ha Y 2014 Management of Hedgerows 036/0027 D32 34 NJ/99143/55132 232.16m 2m 1.50 0.05ha 0.07ha Y 2014 Management of Hedgerows 036/0027 D16 18 NJ/98725/54447 524.47m 2m 1.50 0.10ha 0.16ha Y 2014 Management of Hedgerows 036/0027 D8 7 NJ/98463/54582 279.07m 2m 1.50 0.06ha 0.08ha Y 2014 Management of Hedgerows 036/0027 D9 8 NJ/98480/54886 278.52m 2m 1.50 0.06ha 0.08ha Y 2014 Management of Hedgerows 036/0027 B11 24 NJ/98861/53514 320.00m 2m 1.50 0.06ha 0.10ha Y 2014 Management of Hedgerows 036/0027 B12a 26 NJ/98960/53381 323.36m 2m 1.50 0.06ha 0.10ha Y 2014 Management of Hedgerows (2010) 036/0027 B12b 22 NJ/98844/53305 370.68m 2m 1.50 0.07ha 0.11ha Y 2014 Management of Hedgerows (2010) 036/0027 B12c 32 NJ/99122/53409 65.43m 2m 1.50 0.01ha 0.02ha Y 2014 Extended Hedges 036/0027 E1, 5, 7 6 NJ/97980/54808 945m 3m 1.50 0.28ha 0.43ha Y 2014 Extended Hedges 036/0027 E26 32 NJ/99122/53409 400m 3m 1.50 0.12ha 0.18ha Y 2014 Extended Hedges (2010) 036/0027 C12 32 NJ/99122/53409 238.68m 3m 1.50 0.07ha 0.11ha Y 2014 Water margins & Riparian 036/0027 C6 5 NJ/97943/55154 0.27ha n/a 1.50 0.27ha 0.41ha Y 2014 Water margins & Riparian 036/0027 C8,10, 16 9 NJ/98532/54484 0.34ha n/a 1.50 0.34ha 0.51ha Y 2014 Water margins & Riparian 036/0027 C9, 18, 19 11 NJ/98597/54925 0.15ha n/a 1.50 0.15ha 0.23ha Y 2014 Water margins & Riparian 036/0027 C26, 35 40 NJ/99295/53472 0.28ha n/a 1.50 0.28ha 0.42ha Y 2014 Water margins & Riparian 036/0027 A7 13 NJ/98656/53957 0.11ha n/a 1.50 0.11ha 0.17ha Y 2014 Water margins & Riparian 036/0027 A10 13 NJ/98656/53957 0.11ha n/a 1.50 0.11ha 0.17ha Y 2014 Grass Margins & Beetlebanks 036/0027 G21 27 NJ/98961/55260 0.13ha n/a 1.50 0.13ha 0.20ha Y 2014 Total Actual Area 2.37ha Total EFA area on Holding 3.56ha
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