Online Arable Agreement
The online arable agreement will have eleven arable options to choose from, and applicants must pick at least one option from three different categories, and a minimum of 3% of the farmed land under the applicant’s management must be placed within the scheme. There is no maximum number of options that can be used, and the agreements last for five years.
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Category 1. Nectar and pollen sources for insect pollinators and insect-rich foraging for birds (min 1 ha per 100 ha of farmed land included in the agreement, no max) |
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| AB1 | Nectar flower mix | £511/ha |
| AB8 | Flower-rich margins and plots | £539/ha |
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Category 2. Winter food for seed-eating birds (min 2 ha per 100 ha farmed land included in the agreement, no max) |
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| AB9 | Winter bird food | £640/ha |
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Category 3. Additional resources & habitats (no min or max, apart from individual option requirements) |
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| BE3 | Management of hedgerows | £8/100m |
| AB4 | Skylark plots | £18/ha (£9 per plot, min. 2 plots per ha). |
| AB5 | Nesting plots for lapwing and stone curlew | £524/ha |
| AB6 | Enhanced overwinter stubble | £436/ha |
| AB11 | Cultivated areas for arable plants | £532/ha |
| AB12 | Supplementary winter feeding for farmland birds | £632 per tonne for every 2 ha of AB9 |
| SW1 | 4m to 6m buffer strip on cultivated land | £353/ha |
| WT2 | Buffering in-field ponds and ditches on arable land | £501/ha |