Forums
New posts
Forum list
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New resources
Latest activity
Trending Threads
Resources
Latest reviews
Search resources
FarmTV
Farm Compare
Search
Tokens/Searches
Calendar
Upcoming Events
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
New Resources
New posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Forum list
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
Farm Business
Tenant Farming, Subsidies, BPS & Legal Issues
Stopping silage grass leys being classed as Permanent
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="ollie989898" data-source="post: 4814054" data-attributes="member: 54866"><p>Land that you declare as grass will still be classified as PP even if you ploughed it up every year and planted Westerwolds in it.</p><p></p><p>The definition of permanent pasture used for the purposes of BPS differs from what all of us traditionally view as PP.</p><p></p><p>Do not worry. Even if your entire farm ended up being classed as permanent grass you are presumably spreading fertiliser and spraying it and mowing it, so in the eyes of the ministry it is not some untouched wildflower meadow on a steep hill that they would never want ploughed up. They cannot stop you from putting this land back into cropping (nor do they want to encourage people to plough up land for sake of falling foul of a stupid rule).</p><p></p><p>Not even the most tyrannical sandal wearing inspector could possibly claim that grassland being fertilised, mowed regularly for AD use and the like has any real environmental value, it is improved grassland being used to high agricultural potential, so in effect is no different to if you grew wheat on it.</p><p></p><p>So don't go drilling or spraying it off for the sake of it. You might also consider growing maize or rye. Maize, in particular can be a useful break for you. That or beet. If you get a dry autumn after harvest bang wheat in or wait till spring and put grass in again?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ollie989898, post: 4814054, member: 54866"] Land that you declare as grass will still be classified as PP even if you ploughed it up every year and planted Westerwolds in it. The definition of permanent pasture used for the purposes of BPS differs from what all of us traditionally view as PP. Do not worry. Even if your entire farm ended up being classed as permanent grass you are presumably spreading fertiliser and spraying it and mowing it, so in the eyes of the ministry it is not some untouched wildflower meadow on a steep hill that they would never want ploughed up. They cannot stop you from putting this land back into cropping (nor do they want to encourage people to plough up land for sake of falling foul of a stupid rule). Not even the most tyrannical sandal wearing inspector could possibly claim that grassland being fertilised, mowed regularly for AD use and the like has any real environmental value, it is improved grassland being used to high agricultural potential, so in effect is no different to if you grew wheat on it. So don't go drilling or spraying it off for the sake of it. You might also consider growing maize or rye. Maize, in particular can be a useful break for you. That or beet. If you get a dry autumn after harvest bang wheat in or wait till spring and put grass in again? [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Farm Business
Tenant Farming, Subsidies, BPS & Legal Issues
Stopping silage grass leys being classed as Permanent
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top