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Assessment of the Environmental Impacts of 0% Set Aside

DescriptionAn investigation of the extent to which land previously set-aside in Scotland was sown for agricultural production in Autumn 2007 and what the sowing intentions were for Spring 2008 (in the context of the EC's 0% set-aside rate in 2008).
ISBN (Web Only)
Official Print Publication DateMay 2008
Website Publication DateMay 21, 2008

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ISBN 978 0 7559 1684 9 (Web only publication)
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Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

METHODOLOGY AND SAMPLE

MAIN FINDINGS
Set-aside land in 2006-07
Set-aside land still out of production in Autumn 2007
Set-aside land that will be out of production in Spring 2008
Field margins and corners
Change of land left out of production
Plans for 2009
Non-food set-aside
Environmental measures taken
Looking to the future
Additional comments

CONCLUSIONS

Appendix: Questionnaire

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

Document Title:

0% Set Aside Report v3

Prepared For:

The Scottish Government

Commissioned By:

The Scottish Government

Prepared By:

George Street Research

GSR Project Number:

5785

Issue Date:

28 th April 2008

Author:

David Primrose

Further information on this document can be obtained by contacting
David Primrose (44 (0)131 478 7545) at George Street Research Ltd.

The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and
do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.

This report is available on the Scottish Government Social Research website only
www.scotland.gov.uk/socialresearch.

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