This item was published during the term of a previous administration that ended in April 2007
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Increased flexibility for farmers
07/04/2005
Greater flexibility has been introduced to the Single Farm Payment scheme through the option to have two different 10 month working periods.
To claim a Single Farm Payment producers must be involved in agricultural activity. The land must be in use for at least 10 consecutive months.
Two different periods can be selected for different areas of land, beginning any time between October 1 2004 and April 30 2005, providing greater flexibility in farm management.
This is the result of changes to European Regulations.