FARM NEWS
Finally - DEFRA
Confirms Greening
Rules For New Basic
Payment Scheme
SIMON BRITTON, Partner at George
F White and Head of gfw-Farm,
explains the detail behind the new
‘Greening’ rules and Basic Payment
Scheme.
DEFRA has released further information
on the implementation of the new Basic
Payment Scheme and more importantly,
the ‘greening’ rules.
As we know, farmers will need to apply
to the new Basic Payment Scheme in
May 2015 in order to receive any further
agricultural subsidy. Their current Single
Payment Scheme entitlements will
automatically roll over on 1 January 2015
and become Basic Payment Scheme
entitlements.
For farmers to receive their Basic
Payment Scheme, they will need to satisfy
a number of greening measures. These
can be defined into three separate