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ARTICLE · 15 MAY 2015

Land And Farming - Summer 2015

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The Basic Payment Scheme came into effect on 1 January 2015. In England pretty much all of the scheme rules are known and the Rural Payments Agency has published the final guidance handbook for the 2015 BPS.

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STAKING A CLAIM - MAKING SENSE OF THE BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME

The Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) came into effect on 1 January 2015. In England pretty much all of the scheme rules are known and the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has published the final guidance handbook for the 2015 BPS. This booklet incorporates, and in some cases updates, all the information which was sent out in the five leaflets during 2014. All previous claimants should have received a hard copy of the booklet.

The most significant update is to the management of fallow land, especially as we are already in the fallow period. The new rules state grass can only be sown during this period (1 January to 30 June) if it can be demonstrated that this is for reasons other than agricultural production, such as where it is sown under an agri-environment scheme. There has also been a change to the eligibility of trees. The new definition means land with trees on it is eligible so long as the trees:

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