OPTION NAME | BASIS OF CALCULATION | CALCULATION | CALCULATED RATE | PROPOSED RATE |
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OPTION 1: BRACKEN MANAGEMENT FOR HABITAT ENHANCEMENT | Additional costs:Yr.1 : Additional management costs, e.g. ground survey, preparation of plan, liaison with contractor, SNH, SEPA, provision of 24 hours notice, more frequent stock movement, monitoring of primary application, £32.00/ha, based on 4.2 hours per ha at £7.82 per hour; Years 2 - 5 : Follow-up treatment costs: labour and materials required to carry out general maintenance (incl. harrowing to clear debris) and spot-treat bracken re-growth, assuming a team of 5 operators, rate of progress of 4 ha/hour (2 km/hr across 20 metre strip) and a wage per operator of £6.80 per hour. | Opt (1)'!A1 | £28.80 | £28.00 |
OPTION 2: MANAGEMENT OF WETLAND | Additional costs: equivalent to loss of grazings @ 2.5 ewes per ha and need to use rented grazings with a carrying capacity of 7.5 ewes per ha for a 4 month (16 wks) period. There will also be additional wormer required because of higher concentration of stock, a haulage charge to and from the grazings and the cost of management/supervision of the sheep at the rented grazings - at 1 hr per week per ha rented grazings @ £7.82/hour. | Opt (2)'!A1 | £90.62 | £90.00 |
OPTION 3i: MANAGEMENT OF LOWLAND RAISED BOGS - GENERAL MANAGEMENT | Additional costs: equivalent to loss of grazings @ 0.67 ewe/ha and 8 months (35 wks) use of rented grazings with carrying capacity of 7.5 ewes/ha + wormer/haulage & supervision. Also 1 ewe/ha away-wintered to reduce winter stocking rate from 1 ewe/ha to 0 ewes/ha from 1 November to 28 February. | Opt (3i)'!A1 | £40.16 | £40.00 |
OPTION 3ii: MANAGEMENT OF LOWLAND RAISED BOGS - GRAZING MANAGEMENT | Additional Costs: Assume over summer grazing season, 2.5 hours per ha additiional shepherding time for movement of stock within the bog to achieve habitat outcomes, and additional 2.6 hours per ha for additional management inputs e.g. monitoring and recording | Opt (3ii)'!A1 | £43.42 | £43.00 |
OPTION 4: CREATION AND MANAGEMENT OF WETLAND | Income foregone: equivalent to the reduction in output changing from average Arable (non- LFA mid-yielding Spring Barley, Winter Barley) & Upland/Lowground Suckler Cows - mainly silage diets, Dairy Cow - silage ad lib (yield 7,000 litres) and Crossbred Breeding Ewes - Finished/store lamb production (Mainly silage diets), less Tenant's Capital for 'General Cropping Farms' and 'Mixed Farms' average of 2001/03, to average Upland/Lowground Suckler Cows, Crossbred Breeding Ewes and Dairy replacement heifer rearing - reduced by 25% (reflecting the extensive management of the grass) . | Opt (4)'!A1 | £227.94 | £227.00 |
OPTION 5: MANAGEMENT OF WATER MARGIN | Income foregone: equivalent to 75% (proportion of water margin regarded as productive) output from average Arable (non- LFA mid-yielding Spring Barley, Winter Barley) & Upland/Lowground Suckler Cows - mainly silage diets, Dairy Cow - silage ad lib (yield 7,000 litres) and Crossbred Breeding Ewes - Finished/store lamb production (Mainly silage diets) less Tenant's Capital for 'General Cropping Farms' and 'Mixed Farms' average of 2002/04. Additional costs: £125/ha for management activities on non-productive quarter of water margin, i.e. £31.25 for each hectare of water margin. Such activities include: tree pruning, removing stray stock and clearing obstacles from the watercourse. Based on 16 hours at £7.82 per hour, to reflect skilled labour required for possible chainsaw work. | Opt (5)'!A1 | £294.91 | £294.00 |
OPTION 6: MANAGEMENT OF FLOOD PLAIN | Additional Costs: £39.10/ha to compensate for additional management costs, e.g. more frequent stock movement. Additional 5 hrs management per hectare per year assumed. Income foregone: nil. | Opt (6)'!A1 | £39.10 | £39.00 |
OPTION 7: MANAGEMENT OF BUFFER AREAS FOR FENS AND LOWLAND RAISED BOGS | Income foregone: equivalent to the average of the most costly (Cereal production to extensive suckler cow production) and least costly (Intensive suckler cow to extensive suckler cow production) transition. Income foregone from most costly transition: equivalent to difference between 100% output from average Arable (mid-yielding Spring Barley, Winter Barley & Winter Wheat) & 70% Upland/Lowground Suckler Cows - mainly silage diets - with the annual charge to cover the cost of stocking every hectare of land 'released'. Income foregone from the least costly transition: equivalent to difference between 100% output from Upland/Lowground Suckler Cows (mainly silage diets) and 30% reduced Suckler Cow production (mainly silage fed). | Opt (7)'!A1 | £269.32 | £269.00 |
OPTION 8: MANAGEMENT OF MOORLAND GRAZING | Additional costs: assume 10 minutes' extra input per hectare is required to carry out additional management practices laid out in the Moorland Management Plan, including shepherding, stock management and feeding practices. Labour costed at £7.82/hour. | Opt (8i)'!A1 | £1.30 | £1.30 |
8(i): MANAGEMENT OF MOORLAND GRAZINGS ON SITES DESIGNATED FOR UPLANDS AND PEATLANDS | Additional costs: Assume1.5 hours input per week for37 weeks per 1,000 hectares to modify land management practices, including additional labour and changing pattern of ATV use. Also a further3 daysper 1,000 hectares for additional management inputs e.g. monitoring and recording. | Opt (8i)1'!A1 | £2.01 | £2.00 |
OPTION 8ii: WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT OF SITES DESIGNATED FOR UPLANDS AND PEATLANDS | Additional costs: Assume6 hours input per week for28 weeks per 3,000 hecatres to modify land management practices, includingchanging pattern of ATV use. Also a further3 daysper 3,000 hectares for additional management inputs e.g. monitoring and recording. | Opt (8ii)1'!A1 | £0.72 | £0.70 |
OPTION 9: STOCK DISPOSAL | Income foregone: based on the loss of average gross margin for hill breeding ewes (store lamb & ewe lamb production & hill ewes to terminal sire with good inbye land) less interest (6.3%) saved on tenant's capital. Additional costs of transport and gathering, and extra shepherding costs to prevent farmer's remaining stock straying. | Opt (9)'!A1 | £19.63 | £19.63 |
OPTION 10: MUIRBURN | Additional Costs: Labour and materials costs for controlled burning of 1hectare within a given year given average conditions. Labour in sufficient numbers to ensure a safe and controlled burn i.e. minimum of 4 staff. One worker to supervise and control and three workers to control the fire. Each worker spends two hours per hectare of muirburn. 20% allowance for materials and saundries. Payment per hectare will be made on the average number of hectares planned to be burnt in any one year | Opt (10)'!A1 | £67.73 | £67.00 |
OPTION 11: MANAGEMENT OF SCRUB | Income foregone: Assuming area of suppressed scrub carried 2.0 ewes/ha. Assume new grazing regime of 1 ewe per ha during the summer, and no winter grazing. Production loss is equivalent to gross margin from 1.0 av. Hill/Upland/Lowground breeding ewes per hectare. Interest saved on tenant's capital is deducted. Also additional cost: away-wintering (incl. transport and gathering) 1 ewes per hectare managed scrub at £17/ewe. Also contractor costs of management including coppicing, thinning, mowing, weed control, and 5 hours additional management time for extra stock management. | Opt (11)'!A1 | £94.80 | £94.00 |
OPTION 12: MOORLAND MANAGEMENT: OFF WINTERING OF SHEEP | Additional costs: equivalent to additional feed costs (hay/silage etc.) on the inbye, derived from the charge levied by a business looking after away-wintered sheep. | Opt (12)'!A1 | £9.06 | £9.00 |
OPTION 13: MOORLAND MANAGEMENT : AWAY WINTERING OF SHEEP | Additional costs of charge by another farm unit for accomodation and supervision of away-wintered stock, and costs of gathering and haulage. | Opt (13)'!A1 | £21.25 | £21.00 |
OPTION 14: MANAGEMENT OF MOWN GRASSLAND FOR WILDLIFE | Income foregone: average yield of extensive crop of hay would be 6 tonnes/ha and delayed cutting (not before 1 July) would reduce yield by ca 10%. Also additional costs: £9.90/ha for bird-friendly mowing and costs equivalent to loss of grazings @7.5 ewes/ha and 1.5 months (4 wks in April & 2 wks in June) use of rented grazing with carrying capacity 7.5 ewes/ha + wormer/haulage & supervision. | Opt (14)'!A1 | £175.32 | £175.00 |
OPTION 15: MANAGEMENT OF OPEN GRAZED OR WET GRASSLAND FOR WILDLIFE | Additional Costs: equivalent to loss of grazings @7.5 ewes/ha and 1.5 months use of rented grazing with carrying capacity 7.5 ewes/ha + wormer/haulage & supervision. | Opt (15)'!A1 | £111.92 | £111.00 |
OPTION 16: MANAGEMENT OF MOWN GRASSLAND FOR CORN BUNTINGS | Income foregone: average yield of extensive crop of hay would be 6 tonnes/ha and delayed cutting (not before 1 August) would reduce yield by ca 30%. Also additional costs £9.90/ha for bird-friendly mowing and costs equivalent to loss of grazings @7.5 ewes/ha and 3 wks (in July) use of rented grazing with carrying capacity 7.5 ewes/ha + wormer/haulage & supervision. | Opt (16i)'!A1 | £225.74 | £225.00 |
OPTION 17i: MANAGEMENT OF MOWN GRASSLAND FOR CORNCRAKES | Income foregone: average yield of extensive crop of hay would be 5 tonnes/ha and delayed cutting (not before 1 August) would reduce yield by ca 30%. Also additional costs £9.90/ha for bird-friendly mowing and costs equivalent to loss of grazings @7.5 ewes/ha and 2.5 wks (in July) use of rented grazing with carrying capacity 7.5 ewes/ha + wormer/haulage & supervision | Opt (17i)'!A1 | £271.95 | £271.00 |
OPTION 17(ii): MANAGEMENT OF MOWN GRASSLAND FOR CORNCRAKES | Income foregone: average yield of extensive crop of hay would be 5 tonnes/ha and delayed cutting (not before 15 August) would reduce yield by ca 40%. Also additional costs £9.90/ha for bird-friendly mowing and costs equivalent to loss of grazings @7.5 ewes/ha and 5 wks (2.5 wks in July, 2.5 wks in August) use of rented grazing with carrying capacity 7.5 ewes/ha + wormer/haulage & supervision | Opt (17ii)'!A1 | £381.50 | £381.00 |
OPTION 17(iii): MANAGEMENT OF MOWN GRASSLAND FOR CORNCRAKES | Income foregone: average yield of extensive crop of hay would be 5 tonnes/ha and delayed cutting (not before 1 September) would reduce yield by ca 80%. Also additional costs £9.90/ha for bird-friendly mowing and costs equivalent to loss of grazings @7.5 ewes/ha and 7 wks (2.5 wks in July, 4.5 wks in August) use of rented grazing with carrying capacity 7.5 ewes/ha + wormer/haulage & supervision | Opt (17iii)'!A1 | £691.14 | £691.00 |
OPTION 18: MANAGEMENT OF EARLY AND LATE COVER FOR CORNCRAKES | Additional costs: equivalent to loss of grazings @ 2.5 ewes/ha and 7 months (30.5 wks) use of rented grazings with carrying capacity 7.5 ewes/ha + wormer/haulage & supervision (at 1 hr/wk per hectare rented grazings @ £7.82/hr); assuming no cutting, fertiliser or sprays. | Opt (18)'!A1 | £162.50 | £162.00 |
OPTION 19: CREATION & MANAGEMENT OF EARLY AND LATE COVER FOR CORNCRAKES | Additional costs: equivalent to loss of grazings @ 2.5 ewes/ha and 7 months (30.5 wks) use of rented grazings with carrying capacity 7.5 ewes/ha + wormer/haulage & supervision (at 1 hr/wk per hectare rented grazings @ £7.82/hr) and 75% of the annual charge to service capital and interest (6.3%) required to finance the creation of iris beds; assuming no cutting, fertiliser or sprays. | Opt (19)'!A1 | £801.66 | £800.00 |
OPTION 20: MANAGEMENT OF GRAZED GRASSLAND FOR CORNCRAKES | Additional costs: equivalent to loss of grazings @ 7.5 ewes per ha and need to use rented grazings with a carrying capacity of 7.5 ewes per ha for a 4.5 month (19.5 wks) period. There will also be additional wormer required because of higher concentration of stock, a haulage charge to and from the grazings and the cost of management/supervision of the sheep at the rented grazings - at 1 hr per week per ha rented grazings @ £7.82/hour. | Opt (20)'!A1 | £313.58 | £313.00 |
OPTION 21(i): MANAGEMENT OF SPECIES-RICH GRASSLAND | Additional costs: equivalent to loss of grazings @ 2 ewes per ha, removed from the area to reduce the stocking density from 3 to 1 ewe per hectare and need to use rented grazings with a carrying capacity of 7.5 ewes per hectare for a 6 month (26 wks) period. There will also be additional wormer required because of higher concentration of stock, a haulage charge to and from the grazings and the cost of management/supervision of the sheep at the rented grazings - at 1 hr per week per ha rented grazings @ £7.82/hour. | Opt (21i)'!A1 | £111.55 | £111.00 |
OPTION 21(ii): MANAGEMENT OF SPECIES-RICH GRASSLAND FOR CORN BUNTINGS | Additional costs: equivalent to loss of grazings @ 3 ewes per ha and need to use rented grazings with a carrying capacity of 7.5 ewes per ha for the 4 month (17 wks) period: between 15 April and 15 August. There will also be additional wormer required because of higher concentration of stock, a haulage charge to and from the grazings and the cost of management/supervision of the sheep at the rented grazings - at 1 hr per week per ha rented grazings @ £7.82/hour. | Opt (21ii)'!A1 | £111.98 | £111.00 |
OPTION 22: CREATION, RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SPECIES-RICH GRASSLAND | Income foregone: equivalent to the reduction in output changing from average Arable (non- LFA mid-yielding Spring Barley, Winter Barley) & Upland/Lowground Suckler Cows - mainly silage diets, Dairy Cow - silage ad lib (yield 7,000 litres) and Crossbred Breeding Ewes - Finished/store lamb production (Mainly silage diets), less Tenant's Capital for 'General Cropping Farms' and 'Mixed Farms' average of 2001/03, to average Upland/Lowground Suckler Cows, Crossbred Breeding Ewes and Dairy replacement heifer rearing - reduced by 25% (reflecting the extensive management of the grass) . | Opt (22)'!A1 | £227.94 | £227.00 |
OPTION 23: MANAGEMENT OF COASTAL OR SERPENTINE HEATH | Additional costs: equivalent to loss of grazings @ 1.5 ewes/ha and 5 months use of rented grazings with a carrying capacity of 7.5 ewes/ha + wormer/haulage & supervision. 0.5 ewe/ha away-wintered to reduce winter stocking rate to 0.15 LU/ha. | Opt (23)'!A1 | £77.68 | £77.00 up to 30ha / £44 per hectare for next 40 ha / £1.30 per ha thereafter |
OPTION 24: MANAGEMENT OF LOWLAND HEATH | Additional costs: equivalent to loss of grazings @ 1 ewe/ha and 8 months (35 wks) use of rented grazings with carrying capacity of 7.5 ewes/ha + wormer/haulage & supervision. Also 3 ewes/ha away-wintered to reduce winter stocking rate from 3 ewes/ha to 0 ewes/ha 1 November to 28 February. | Opt (24)'!A1 | £123.16 | £123.00 |
OPTION 25(i): MANAGEMENT OF ANCIENT WOOD PASTURE ON INBYE LAND | Average of calculated payments 1 & 2. Payment 1: income foregone: assuming improved grassland area carries 7.5 ewes/ha.on entry to scheme and is reduced to 5 ewes/ha, production loss is equivalent to gross margin from 2.5 av. Lowground breeding ewes per ha less interest saved on tenant's capital. Additional costs: equivalent to loss of grazings @ 5 ewes per ha and use of rented grazings with carrying capacity of 7.5 ewes per ha for 1.5 months (6 wks). Also additional wormer required because higher concentration of stock, haulage charge to and from grazings and cost of management/supervision of sheep at rented grazings @ 1 hr per week per ha @ £7.82/hour. Payment 2: additional costs: equivalent to loss of grazings @ 5 upland ewes per ha and need to use rented grazings with carrying capacity of 7.5 ewes per ha for 1.5 month (6 wks) period. Also additional wormer required because of higher concentration of stock, a haulage charge to and from the grazings and cost of management/supervision of sheep at rented grazings @ 1 hr per week per ha rented grazings @ £7.82/hour | Opt (25i)'!A1 | £105.69 | £105.00 |
OPTION 25 (ii): MANAGEMENT OF ANCIENT WOOD PASTURE ON ROUGH GRAZINGS | Income foregone: assuming rough grazings area carries 3 ewes/ha.on entry to LMC and this is reduced to 2 ewes/ha, production loss is equivalent to gross margin from 1.0 av. Lowground breeding ewes per ha less interest saved on tenant's capital. Additional costs: equivalent to 2 ewes/ha away-wintered to reduce winter stocking rate from 2 ewes/ha to 0 ewes/ha 1 November to 28 February. | Opt (25ii)'!A1 | £51.04 | £50.00 |
OPTION 26(i): MANAGEMENT OF EXTENDED HEDGE (TRIMMED ONCE IN 3 YEARS) | For each one hectare of 3 metre-wide managed strip (3m from centreline of hedge), there will be 100% loss of output from average Arable (non- LFA mid-yielding Spring Barley, Winter Barley) & Upland/Lowground Suckler Cows - mainly silage diets, Dairy Cow - silage ad lib (yield 7,000 litres) and Crossbred Breeding Ewes - Finished/store lamb production (Mainly silage diets) over the productive 75% of 0.33 hectare and 100% loss over the fully productive 0.67 hectare. Additional costs are equivalent to increased contractor's charges spread over 5 years - given reduced work rate using circular saw rather than flail attachment on hedge cutter, and annual restoration costs - 15% hedgerow restored each year; 1.33 metres restored per hour at a labour cost of £6.00 per hour. Assumes that only new hedge planting/gapping up carried out in the 1st scheme year can be claimed under the hedge planting/coppicing/laying capital option. *saved Tenant's Capital for 'General Cropping Farms' and 'Mixed Farms' average of 2002/04. | Opt (26i)'!A1 | £1,799.47 | £0.54 per metre |
OPTION 26ii: MANAGEMENT OF EXTENDED HEDGE (TRIMMED ONCE IN 2 YEARS) | For each one hectare of 3 metre-wide managed strip (3m from centreline of hedge), there will be 100% loss of output from average Arable (non- LFA mid-yielding Spring Barley, Winter Barley) & Upland/Lowground Suckler Cows - mainly silage diets, Dairy Cow - silage ad lib (yield 7,000 litres) and Crossbred Breeding Ewes - Finished/store lamb production (Mainly silage diets) over the productive 75% of 0.33 hectare and 100% loss over the fully productive 0.67 hectare. Additional costs are equivalent to increased contractor's charges spread over 5 years - given reduced work rate using circular saw rather than flail attachment on hedge cutter, and annual restoration costs - 15% hedgerow restored each year; 1.33 metres restored per hour at a labour cost of £6.00 per hour. Assumes that only new hedge planting/gapping up carried out in the 1st scheme year can be claimed under the hedge planting/coppicing/laying capital option. *saved Tenant's Capital for 'General Cropping Farms' and 'Mixed Farms' average of 2002/04 | Opt (26ii)'!A1 | £1,792.47 | £0.54 per metre |
OPTION 27i: MANAGEMENT OF HEDGEROWS (TRIMMED ONCE IN 3 YEARS) | Income Foregone: lost production following the cessation of agricultural production from a strip of land alongside hedge. Equivalent to a 100% reduction in average Upland/Lowground Suckler Cows - mainly silage diets, Dairy Cow - silage ad lib (yield 7,000 litres) and Crossbred Breeding Ewes - Finished/store lamb production (Mainly silage diets) over the productive 75% of the strip. Additional costs: equivalent to increased contractor's charges spread over 5 years - given reduced work rate using circular saw rather than flail attachment on hedge cutter, and annual restoration costs - 15% hedgerow restored each year; 1.33 metres restored per hour at a labour cost of £6.80 per hour. Assumes that only new hedge planting/gapping up carried out in the 1st scheme year can be claimed under the hedge planting/coppicing/laying capital option. | Opt (27i)'!A1 | £4,694.43 | £0.93 per metre |
OPTION 27ii: MANAGEMENT OF HEDGEROWS (TRIMMED ONCE IN 2 YEARS) | Income Foregone: lost production following the cessation of agricultural production from a strip of land alongside hedge. Equivalent to a 100% reduction in average Upland/Lowground Suckler Cows - mainly silage diets, Dairy Cow - silage ad lib (yield 7,000 litres) and Crossbred Breeding Ewes - Finished/store lamb production (Mainly silage diets) over the productive 75% of the strip. Additional costs: equivalent to increased contractor's charges spread over 5 years - given reduced work rate using circular saw rather than flail attachment on hedge cutter, and annual restoration costs - 15% hedgerow restored each year; 1.33 metres restored per hour at a labour cost of £6.80 per hour. Assumes that only new hedge planting/gapping up carried out in the 1st scheme year can be claimed under the hedge planting/coppicing/laying capital option. | Opt (27ii)'!A1 | £4,673.43 | £0.93 per metre |
OPTION 28: MANAGEMENT OF GRASS MARGINS AND BEETLEBANKS IN ARABLE FIELDS | Income foregone: equivalent to 100% output from average mid-yielding Spring Barley, Winter Barley & Winter Wheat less 6.3% interest on average Tenant's Capital*. * Tenant's Capital for 'General Cropping Farms' and 'Cereal Farms' - average of 2002/03 and 2003/04. Additional Costs: Cost of creating sterile seed bed, grass seed and fertiliser needed to establish grass strip 3 times during 5 year Contract and cost of establishing 0.6m sterile strip (taken as +10% of area of grass strip), topping annually and scrub control measures applied twice during 5 years. | Opt (28)'!A1 | £476.74 | £476.00 |
OPTION 29: MANAGEMENT OF CONSERVATION HEADLANDS | The introduction of this system of management, with no herbicide or insecticide application, will result in a 15% yield reduction. Income foregone is equivalent to 15% reduction in the average gross margin for Winter Barley, Spring Barley and Winter Wheat less herbicide and insecticide spray costs. Additional cost equivalent to: additional grain drying and dressing costs | Opt (29)'!A1 | £70.62 | £70.00 |
OPTION 30: CREATION OF CONSERVATION HEADLANDS (NO FERTILISER) | The introduction of this system of management, with no herbicide or insecticide application and no application of nitrogenous fertiliser, will result in a 50% yield reduction. Income foregone is equivalent to 50% reduction in the average gross margin for Winter Barley, Spring Barley and Winter Wheat less nitrogenous fertiliser, herbicide and insecticide spray costs. Additional cost equivalent to: additional grain drying and dressing costs | Opt (30)'!A1 | £136.63 | £136.00 |
OPTION 31: INTRODUCTION OR RETENTION OF EXTENSIVE CROPPING (BIODIVERSITY CROPPING) | Payment based upon average of income foregone/additional cost for typical 'East' coast arable unit and that for typical 'West' coast livestock unit. 'East' coast unit: income foregone: 15% yield reduction from non-use of sprays. Equivalent to 15% output from av. mid-yielding Spring Barley & Spring Oats reduced by spray saved. Additional costs: equivalent to 50% of contractor's charge for ploughing field in spring-time when regular farm staff engaged in other peak-time activities. Assumes that farmers will plough at least 50% of spring crop stubbles in the springtime using their own labour/farm staff. Also additional cost of stone removal, assuming it will take 1 tractor/trailer driver and 2 gatherers 1 hour to clear each hectare. 'West' coast unit: additional costs comprise crop establishment costs, including stone removal costs. This figure is reduced by the average rental value of the crop (rape/kale) net of lost rental on the grass. | Opt (31)'!A1 | £71.10 | £71.00 |
OPTION 32i: MANAGEMENT OF CROPPED MACHAIR | Assume 5 yr rotation comprising 2 yrs in crop and 3 yrs fallow. Additional costs: Arable crop payment rate based upon: average cost of cultivations in the crofting areas. If combined with traditional application of seaweed and/or dung in place of mineral fertiliser, additional £120/ha (40 tonnes/ha @ £3.00/tonne). Additional Cost: More expensive harvesting of whole crop rather than hay (+3 bales/ha @ £7.30) - Yrs 1 & 2: £187.90/ha or £307.90/ha. Fallow payment rate based upon: Income foregone when not able to secure a crop of hay from that area: normal yield of hay on machair would be 2.5 tonnes/ha @ £140/tonne. Yr.3: 100% loss £350/ha, Yr.4: 70% loss £245/ha, Yr.5: 50% loss £175/ha. | Opt (33i)'!A1 | £233.40 / £279.40 | £233.00 without dung/seaweed £279.00 with dung/seaweed |
OPTION 32ii: MANAGEMENT OF CROPPED MACHAIR - HARVESTED BY BINDER & STOOKS GATHERED INTO STACKS | Assume 5 yr rotation comprising 2 yrs in crop and 3 yrs fallow. Additional costs: Arable crop payment rate based upon: average cost of cultivations in the crofting areas. If combined with traditional application of seaweed and/or dung in place of mineral fertiliser, additional £120/ha (40 tonnes/ha @ £3.00/tonne). Supplement is equivalent to additional costs due to: more expensive harvesting of whole crop by binder rather than hay (+3 bales/ha @ £7.30) - Yrs 1 & 2: £187.90/ha or £307.90/ha. Fallow payment rate based upon: Income foregone when not able to secure a crop of hay from that area: normal yield of hay on machair would be 2.5 tonnes/ha @ £140/tonne. Yr.3: 100% loss £350/ha, Yr.4: 70% loss £245/ha, Yr.5: 50% loss £175/ha. | Opt (33ii)'!A1 | £222.99 | £222.00 |
OPTION 33: UNHARVESTED CROPS | Payment based upon average income foregone/additional cost for typical 'East' coast arable unit and that for typical 'West' coast livestock unit. 'East' coast unit: income foregone equivalent to 100% loss of output from average Arable & Upland/Lowground Suckler Cows - mainly silage diets, Dairy Cow - silage ad lib (yield 7,000 litres) and Crossbred Breeding Ewes less spray costs saved, savings from an average 60% reduction in fertiliser input and other crop expenses associated with harvest. Additional costs: 50% of contractor's charge for ploughing field in spring-time when regular farm staff engaged in other peak-time activities. Assumes farmers will plough at least 50% of their spring crop stubbles in the springtime using own labour/farm staff. Also additional cost of stone removal, assuming 1 tractor/trailer driver and 2 gatherers 1 hour to clear each hectare. 'West' coast unit: income foregone is the lost rental value of the grass. Additional costs comprise crop establishment costs, including stone removal and fertiliser costs. | Opt (34)'!A1 | £396.92 | £396.00 |
OPTION 34i: CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN WITH SPECIAL MEASURES FOR SMALL UNITS | i) Cost of removal and screening of eyesores assuming 1.0 man-day's (8 hrs) labour for 20 ha = £54.40 + one-third incidentals (£18.13) = £72.53. Therefore cost per hectare = £72.53 ÷ 20 = £3.63/ha.
ii) Dyke maintenance assuming 10 metres dyke maintained per hectare and maintenance cost is capital cost £22.00/metre ÷ life of 75 yrs. Cost = £22.00 ÷ 75 x 10 = £2.93/ha.
iii) Contractor's charges - sowing a root crop, assuming contractor cultivates the land and sows turnips on area of 0.5 hectare and that small-holder/crofter carries out necessary weeding/thinning in crop and lifts crop as and when required. Additional cost: combination drilling of 0.5 ha turnips.
iv) Cost of implementing/monitoring plan at 20hrs per annum at £9.18/hr. This will be paid as a fixed amount per unit. | Opt (35i)'!A1 | £25.71 | £25 per hectare plus fixed sum of £180. |
OPTION 34ii: CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN WITH SPECIAL MEASURES FOR SMALL UNITS (WITH PREMIUM) | If the submission is one of at least four current applications to adopt this option from the same crofting community, it is deemed to be part of a collective application and is eligible for the premium rate of payment. Cost of collaborating in implementing/monitoring of 4 complementary conservation plans assumed at 30hrs per annum @ £9.18 | Opt (35ii)'!A1 | £25.71 | £25 per hectare plus fixed sum of £275. |
| OPTION 35: INTRODUCTION OR RETENTION OF CATTLE OF SCOTTISH NATIVE OR TRADITIONAL BREED(S) - BACKGROUND CALCULATIONS | | | | |
OPTION 35i: INTRODUCTION OF CATTLE OF SCOTTISH NATIVE OR TRADITIONAL BREED(S) | A herd of cattle of traditional breed(s) is introduced to the unit by the end of the first plan year. Income foregone: equivalent to the difference between output from spring-calving Hill Suckler cow introduced and that from equivalent 6.67 Hill Breeding Ewes (store lamb production) displaced. Add value of off-unit work time lost when small-holder introduces cattle with corresponding reduction in sheep numbers, assuming an average off-unit wage rate of £7.82/hr. Additional costs: Average annual charge to service capital and interest required to: purchase 1 cow (incl. haulage) and erect a GP/Cattle building and dungstead. Assuming that at least 2 hectares land (inbye) required to maintain each cow introduced and that a 'herd' comprises at least 2 cows. | Opt (36i)'!A1 | £273.82 | £273.00 |
OPTION 35ii: RETENTION OF CATTLE OF SCOTTISH NATIVE OR TRADITIONAL BREED(S) | A herd of cattle of traditional breed(s) is already kept. Income foregone: equivalent to the difference between output from spring-calving Hill Suckler cow introduced and that from equivalent 6.67 Hill Breeding Ewes (store lamb production) displaced. | Opt (36ii)'!A1 | £185.56 | £185.00 |
OPTION 36: SUPPLEMENTARY FOOD PROVISION FOR RAPTORS : HEN HARRIERS | Additional costs: based on costs of food, time to travel to nest and carry out feeding, transport costs for travel to nest. Annual charge to service capital and interest required for start up costs. | Opt (37)'!A1 | £1,076.80 | £1076 per nest |
OPTION 37: SUPPLEMENTARY FOOD PROVISION FOR RAPTORS: GOLDEN EAGLES | Income foregone: value of hind carcass left on hill as food for golden eagles, using weight of an average hind (in the state as would be sold to game dealer) and average price of venison paid by game dealer. Time spent is not included as it is assumed that annual hind cull already being undertaken. | Opt (38)'!A1 | £32.00 | £32.00 per carcass |
OPTION 38: PREDATOR CONTROL | Additional costs: assume 60 days keepering effort required during Spring/ early summer over an average 1,800 ha moorland unit. | Opt (39)'!A1 | £2.09 | £2.00 |
OPTION 39: CROW CONTROL | Additional costs: assume 0.5 hour per day for 60 days to check crow trap during Spring/ early summer. | Opt (40)'!A1 | £273.46 | £270 per trap |
OPTION 40: MANAGEMENT OF HABITAT MOSAICS | Average of Management of Species-rich Grassland, Management of Wetland and Management of Open grazed or wet grassland for wildlife calculated payments | Opt (41)'!A1 | £104.70 | £104.00 |
OPTION 41: MANAGEMENT OF NATIVE OR SEMI-NATURAL WOODLAND | Income foregone: Assuming area of grazed woodland carries 3.0 ewes/ha., production loss is equivalent to gross margin from 3.0 av. Hill/Upland/Lowground breeding ewes per hectare. Interest saved on tenant's capital is deducted. | Opt (42)'!A1 | £41.20 | £41.00 |
OPTION 42i: WARDENING FOR GOLDEN EAGLES | Additional costs: Assumed an additional 6 hours per annum (mostly within breeding season) would be required at a rate of £9.18 per hour, recognising that this would be managerial time e.g. in judging risks to eagle safety from persecution. | Opt (43i)'!A1 | £55.08 | £55.00 per farm unit |
OPTION 42ii: WARDENING FOR GOLDEN EAGLES | Additional costs: Assumed an additional 6 hours per annum (mostly within breeding season) would be required at a rate of £9.18 per hour, recognising that this would be managerial time e.g. in judging risks to eagle safety from persecution. Additionally, a supplement will be applicable for common grazings equivalent to 4 hours per annum at a rate of £6.80 per hour, to recognise the additional effort by the Grazings Clerk in providing support to the shareholders for the wardening, monitoring and evaluating its operation and providing a collated report. | Opt (43ii)'!A1 | £82.28 | £82.00 per common grazings committee |
OPTION 43: SUPPLEMENT WHERE CEREAL CROP HARVESTED BY BINDER & STOOKS GATHERED INTO STACKS | The supplement where the crop is harvested by a traditional reaping method is equivalent to the cost difference between cutting, bailing and wrapping a cereal crop for arable silage and cutting, stooking and stacking a cereal crop. | Opt 44'!A1 | £414.90 | £400.00 |
OPTION 44: RETENTION OF WINTER STUBBLES | The introduction of this system of management, with no herbicide or insecticide application (post emergence), will result in a 15% yield reduction. Income foregone is equivalent to 15% reduction in the average gross margin for Winter Barley, Spring Barley and Winter Wheat less herbicide and insecticide spray costs. Additional cost equivalent to: additional grain drying and dressing costs and 50% of contractor's charge for ploughing field in spring-time when regular farm staff engaged in other peak-time activities. Assumes that farmers will plough at least 50% of their spring crop stubbles in the springtime using their own labour/farm staff. | Opt (44)'!A1 | £96.52 | £96.00 |
OPTION 45: ENHANCEMENT OF RUSH PASTURE | Additional cost: contractors charge for topping dense rush close to ground over rough terrain and heavy rolling | Opt (45)'!A1 | £101.30 | £100.00 |
OPTION 46: MANAGEMENT OF LINEAR FEATURES | | Opt (46)'!A1 | | |
i. HEDGEROW | Additional costs: equivalent to increased contractor's charges spread over 5 years - given reduced work rate using circular saw rather than flail attachment on hedge cutter. 20% incentive payment included. Also costs associated with planting gaps and layering sections of the hedge. | | 12.72 | 10.00 pence per metre |
ii DYKING | Assuming average height of dyke is 1.2 metres and that 3 metres in every 100 running metres of dyke is repaired in each 5-yr period. Dyke maintenance costs = £22.00/running metre. | | 10.50 | 10.00 pence per sq metre |
OPTION 47: NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT ON INBYE IMPROVED LAND | Additional costs: equivalent to 21 minutes extra input per hectare required to carry out soil testing and maintain fertiliser application records. | Opt (47)'!A1 | £2.74 | £2.70 |
OPTION 48: SUMMER CATTLE GRAZING | Additional costs: assume 10 minute's extra input per hectare is required for herding to ensure grazing of target areas. Labour costed at £7.82/hour. | Opt (48)'!A1 | £1.30 | £1.30 |
OPTION 49: MANAGEMENT OF SITE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST (VISIBLE AT GROUND LEVEL) | Additional costs: based upon average cost of carrying out a range of management operations such as: changing the grazing regime on the site, controlling burrowing animal populations, scrub and bracken control, and leaving an uncultivated buffer of 10m around upstanding sites situated in arable farmland. | Opt (49)'!A1 | £255.95 | |
OPTION 50: MANAGEMENT OF CROP-MARK SITE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST | Income foregone: equivalent to the reduction in output changing from average of mid-yielding Spring Barley, Winter Barley & Winter Wheat to average lowground breeding ewe flock and suckler cow (mainly silage diet) production. Additional costs: cost of sowing crop-marked area to grass (cost spread over 5 years) and of management activities - control of scrub encroachment. | Opt (50)'!A1 | £292.53 | |
OPTION 51A: ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME - AHWM PLAN INCORPORATING PROACTIVE SCHEMES FOR TREATMENT AND PROPHYLACTIC MEDICINES | This covers time required for the stockman/farmer and vet to meet to review the disease history of the herd/flock, and agree what action will be taken to address issues identified. As a minimum they must agree which routine vaccines or preventive medicines are to be used and a timetable, and how specific current/future cases of disease are to be treated (1st line, 2 nd line treatment and action if no improvement noted). The vet then prepares the agreed AHWM Plan and the stockman/farmer has to follow the agreed schemes and take actions as agreed. | Opt (51)'!A1 | £325.06 | £260.00 |
OPTION 51C: ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME - VOLUNTARY ELEMENT: BENCHMARKING | This covers time required for the stockman/farmer to undertake additional inspections and to record specified observations of breeding, health and performance which exceed those require by law (for example, sheep abortions, calving or lambing difficulties, fertility rates, culling ratios). It also covers time required for the vet to enter & analyse the data, and for discussion between vet and stockman/farmer regarding any action required. | Opt (51)'!A1 | £546.80 | £410.10 |
OPTION 51D: ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME - VOLUNTARY ELEMENT: BIOSECURITY | This covers the time required for the farmer to produce and implement a biosecurity plan to ensure the safe integration of new stock on farm and minimise the risk of spreading disease. Where this involves a field-based isolation area, further additional costs are incurred by the requirement to maintain fences around the area. | Opt (51)'!A1 | £0.12/m fence £64.26 plan | £0.50/m fence £50 plan |
OPTION 51E: ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME - VOLUNTARY ELEMENT: SAMPLING | This covers the time required for discussion between stockman/farmer and vet regarding the need for sampling for specific diseases, blood sample collection by the vet with farm labour assistance, subsequent discussion between stockman /farmer and vet regarding the results and implementation by the stockman/farmer of appropriate control measures for any disease identified. | Opt (51)'!A1 | £233.00 | £170.00 |
OPTION 51F: ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME - VOLUNTARY ELEMENT: FORAGE ANALYSIS | This covers the time required for a vet or other professional adviser to visit farm to inspect the forage and to collect samples for analysis. The farmer/stockman will also provide additional labour in recording information on metabolic disease or the occurrence of any other nutritional or mineral deficiencies known. Farm labour will also be used planning the grazing systems to be used. For example, mixed, rotational, deferred. | Opt (51)'!A1 | £171.44 | £130.00 |
OPTION 52: ARABLE REVERSION TO GRASSLAND | Income foregone: equivalent to the reduction in output changing from average Arable (Mid-yielding Spring Barley, Winter Barley) & Upland/Lowground Suckler Cows - mainly silage diets, Dairy Cow - silage ad lib (yield 7,000 litres) and Crossbred Breeding Ewes - Finished/store lamb production (Mainly silage diets), less Tenant's Capital for 'General Cropping Farms' and 'Mixed Farms' average of 2002/04, to average Upland/Lowground Suckler Cows, Crossbred Breeding Ewes and Dairy replacement heifer rearing - reduced by 25% (reflecting the extensive management of the grass) . Additional Costs: Cost of creating sterile seed bed, grass seed and fertiliser needed to establish grass sward - cost spread over 5 years. | Opt (52)'!A1 | £250.98 | |
OPTION 53: INVASIVE NON-NATIVE PLANT CONTROL EXCLUDING RHODODENDRON | Invasive Plant management costs for Japanese knotweed, Himalayan balsam and giant hogweed. Contractor costs are based on average contractor costs arrived at - collection of contractor cost data from various cost data sources across Scotland. Glyphosphate material costs are based on average glyphosphate purchase costs from various suppliers across Scotland. 5 litres is required to treat 1 ha. | Opt (53)'!A1 | £160.00 | |
OPTION 54: GREY SQUIRREL CONTROL MANAGEMENT | Grey squirrel control costs include purchase of the trap, bait and cover material such as black plastic. It also covers the cost of labour input during a trapping session and includes trap siting, prebaiting, setting, checking, grey squirrel dispatch, recording, monitoring and squirrelpox virus testing. | Option (54)'!A1 | £185.00 / £111.00 | |
OPTION 55: PAYMENT TO AREAS OF HANDICAP | Payment calculated to reflect loss in gross margin as a resulted of farming land in areas of natural handicap. Area of natural handicap split into 'more disadvarntaged' and 'less disadvantaged' LFA. Payment rates set for standard, fragile and very fragile LFA. | Opt (55)'!A1 | | |