Single payment scheme: Set-aside for SPS 2009
The EU has abolished the requirement for a farmer to set aside a portion of their land from the SPS 2009 scheme year. Further details are included in the handbook "Single Payment Scheme – Information for farmers and growers in England - January 2009 update". We recognise that set-aside has delivered some important environmental benefits and are consulting on how to recapture these benefits now that compulsory set-aside has been abolished.
Page published: 23 June 2009