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Arable Area Payment Scheme 2004

APPENDIX 1: HOW TO WORK OUT YOUR SET-ASIDE REQUIREMENT FOR 2004

For 2004, the minimum set-aside requirement is 10% in both the Scottish LFA and non-LFA. However, if you are offsetting set-aside (that is, you are claiming arable crops in one yield region against set-aside in another), please refer to Appendix 5.

1 If you know the total area of land you want to claim area and set-aside payments on

For example, if you want to enter 200 hectares of arable cropping and set-aside land into the main scheme, the sum is as follows:

200 x 10 ÷ 100 = 20

To be eligible to receive AAPS aid on the cropping part of this claim, you must set aside at least 20 hectares and crop the remainder of the 180 hectares.

When working out your total set-aside requirement, if you round down to the nearest second decimal place, you will automatically not have enough set-aside land to qualify the whole of your arable cropping claim for payment.

As a result, when working out your set-aside requirement, we strongly advise you to work to three decimal places and to round up to the nearest second decimal place in order to qualify the whole of your arable cropping claim for payment.

For example, you want to enter 162.04 hectares of arable cropping and set-aside land into the scheme. The sum is as follows:

162.04 x 10 ÷ 100 = 16.204 = 16.20 (rounded to the nearest second decimal place)

So, you must enter 145.84 hectares of arable cropping and 16.20 hectares of set-aside land. However, a set-aside area of 16.20 hectares is not enough to cover the whole of the 145.84 hectares of cropping claimed. The sum for the maximum area of arable cropping on which aid can be paid is as follows:

16.20 x 90 ÷ 10 = 145.80 hectares

In this example, payment on the arable cropping claim would be restricted to 145.80 hectares.

To confirm the maximum area of cropping on which you will be paid AAPS aid, we strongly advise you to carry out the calculation in 3.

2 If you know the area of cropped land you want to claim cereals, linseed, oilseeds, proteins, flax and hemp payments on

For example, if you want to crop 140 hectares, the sum is as follows:

140 x 10 ÷ 90 = 15.556 = 15.56 (rounded up to the nearest second decimal place)

So, you must set aside at least 15.56 hectares for the whole of your 140 hectares of cropping to receive AAPS aid.

When working out your set-aside requirement, if you round down to the nearest second decimal place, you will automatically not have enough set-aside land to qualify the whole of your arable cropping claim for payment.

As a result, when working out your set-aside requirement, we strongly advise you to work to three decimal places and to round up to the nearest second decimal place in order to qualify the whole of your arable cropping claim for payment.

For example, you want to crop 84 hectares. The sum is as follows:

84 x 10 ÷ 90 = 9.333 = 9.33 (rounded down to the nearest second decimal place)

So, you must set aside 9.33 hectares of land. However, a set-aside area of

9.33 hectares is not enough to cover the whole of the 84 hectares of arable cropping claimed. The sum for the maximum area of arable cropping on which AAPS aid can be paid is as follows:

9.33 x 90 ÷ 10 = 83.97 hectares

In this example, payment on the arable cropping claim would be restricted to 83.97 hectares.

To confirm the maximum cropping area on which you will be paid AAPS aid, we strongly advise you to carry out the calculation as in 3 below.

3 If you know the total area of land you want to enter into set-aside

For example, if you want to set aside 7.43 hectares, the sum is as follows:

7.43 x 90 ÷ 10 = 66.87

As a result, you can claim AAPS aid up to a maximum cropping area of 66.87 hectares.

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