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How to c alc ulate c rop d iver sific at ion:

land may meet the definition
of
‘Permanent
Grassland’.
Examples of this would be ES
buffer strips, and field corner
management.
Crops:
A ‘crop’ for the purpose of the BPS
is a botanical genus. DEFRA has
confirmed that ‘winter crops’ and
‘spring crops’ of the same genus
can be treated as separate crops.
More detail on the crop lists
can be accessed by reading the
DEFRA handbook - CAP Reform:
greening - crop lists for the crop
diversification rules https://www.
gov.uk/government/uploads/
system/uploads/attachment_
data/file/318458/CAP_leaflet_-_
greening_-_crop_list.pdf

I s th e re > 1 0 h a ( 2 5 a c re s ) o f a ra bl e l a n d ?

Yes

No

E xe mpt f ro m Crop
D i ve r s i f i c ati o n R e qu i rement

Is t h ere > 7 5 % o f a ra bl e l a n d i n
tem p o ra r y gra s s o r f a l l ow

No

Is t h ere > 7 5 % o f to ta l l a n d
in gra s s ( pe r ma n e nt o r
te mpo ra r y ) ?

No

Is t h e a ra bl e l a n d o n th e
h o ld in g be t we e n 1 0 a n d 3 0 h a
( 2 5 - 7 4 a c re s ) ?

Yes

Yes

Yes

I s re ma i n i n g a ra bl e l and <30ha
( 7 4 a c re s ) ?

No

Yes

M i n i mu m o f 2 c ro ps requi red.
M a i n c ro p c a n n o t be >75% of
a ra bl e a re a

No

Ara bl e l a n d i s th e re fo re > 3 0 h a ( 7 4 a c re s )
M in 3 c rops re qu i re d. M a i n c ro p c a n n o t be > 7 5 % o f a ra bl e a re a ( 2 ma i n c rops
to g e th e r c a n n o t be > 9 5 % o f a ra bl e a re a )

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