Cap reform convergence

Bass Reeves

kevthegaff wrote: »

Who do ye reckon Bass will do well and not out of the new CAP?

I think eco rules will hit tillage and make it hard to draw down the money. Dairy/ derogation farms will struggle similarly. Eco payment being flat rated will change the dynamic of it.

Because of eco payment low value entitlements will see a direct lift straight away. Some one on 160/ HA will lift to 183 straight away and 236 by 2027 Inc eco.

People on lower entitlements are more likely to be on marginal land and be able to qualify for eco payments handier. Anybody with wet land or over grown land that qualifies as a habitat will win as well. No more needing to spray rushes continually topping once a year will suffice and you may not even have to do that.

I be slow to reseed old grassland or carrying out any land improvement. REAP will bring in a payment for herbal leys in grassland so it might pay to make this part of a reseeding program. For that matter farmers in derogation may have to go down this route anyway.

Front loading will be a factor as well. If they decide to top up the first 20 HA it will change the dynamic as well. That low entitlement farmer if he had only 20 HA he could see his payment jump from 3.2k now to over 5k.

kevthegaff

Will disadvantage continue if marginal lands are more valuable?

Bass Reeves

kevthegaff wrote: »

Will disadvantage continue if marginal lands are more valuable?

It's still disadvantaged area the criteria is not just based on land type. It not that the land is more valuable it that it will be easier to qualify for eco payment