Key questions on dealing with CAP reform

摘要

Greening, entitlement allocation and values were some of the main issues for farmers at recent meetings run by land agent BerrysWhat is meant by "arable land"Arable land is land that is cropped, fallow or in temporary grass (not continuous grass, which is out of the arable rotation for five years or more).My farm is block cropped in a rotation with several other farms where each essentially grows one crop each year to reduce costs. How will I meet the crop diversification requirementsIt depends on the size of your farm. If you have less than l0ha of arable land, there is no requirement for crop diversification. Between lOha and 30ha you need to provide two crops and if you have more than 30ha the requirement is three.