Portable Summary Documents for Field Operators
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Portable Summary Documents for Field Operators |
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| HELP - Stewardship | ||||
| Environmental Stewardship (ES) is a new agri-environment scheme which aims to secure widespread environmental benefits. The scheme has three elements: | ||||
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| Entry Level Stewardship | ||||
| ELS is a 'whole farm scheme' open to all farmers and land managers. Acceptance will be guaranteed providing you can meet the scheme requirements. If you have a mix of conventionally and organically farmed land, or all your land is farmed organically, you should apply for OELS (see below). | ||||
Organic Entry Level Stewardship |
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| OELS is a 'whole farm scheme' similar to ELS, open to farmers who manage all or part of their land organically and who are not receiving aid under the Organic Aid Scheme (OAS) or the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS). If any part of your farm is registered with an Organic Inspection Body, you should apply for OELS rather than ELS. To apply for OELS you will need a separate OELS application pack: this is available from your Rural Development Service (RDS) office. RDS contact details are provided in appendix 6 of this handbook. [ Further information ] | ||||
| Higher Level Stewardship | ||||
| HLS, which will be combined with ELS or OELS options, aims to deliver significant environmental benefits in high priority situations and areas. HLS is discretionary and concentrates on the more complex types of management where land managers need advice and support and where agreements need to be tailored to local circumstances. To apply for HLS you will need a separate HLS application pack: this is available from your RDS office. [ Further information ] | ||||
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