Decision on game cover
Last updated 08:57, Friday, 04 July 2008
Farmers who entered wild bird or game cover on the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) claim form under the fallow land option will still receive payment after a revision of the scheme.
Land used to grow cover has been confirmed as land in production under the OT1 code on the SPS claim form. There had been some debate that the cropping option came under the fallow land OT2 code and would have to be managed under the Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) 12 regulations.
Advisor Simon Draper said that land used to grow wild bird or game cover that has already been coded as OT2, does not need to be amended on the claim form.
If an inspection takes place and the land has been coded as OT2 for wild bird or game cover land, the inspector will class it as being in production and not subject to the GAEC 12 conditions.
