The Arable Area Payments Scheme (AAPS) is a voluntary scheme, which offers area payments on eligible land to growers of cereals, linseed, oilseeds, protein crops, flax and hemp. Farmers claiming AAPS cropping aid on more than 17.66 hectares in the Less-Favoured Area (LFA), or more than 16.23 hectares in the non-LFA, have an obligatory set-aside requirement. Farmers claiming on areas less than those specified above do not have to set land aside, but may do so on a voluntary basis.
AAPS 2004
The AAPS 2004 Booklet was issued in December 2003. Since then an EC Regulation has been published which reduces the level of compulsory set-aside for 2004 from 10% to 5%. A letter issued on 23rd February 2004 to all AAPS producers, which included recently agreed implementation details of the AAPS Protein Payments and the CAP Energy Crops Scheme (ECS).
For AAPS 2004 guidance, please click on the links below
AAPS Booklet 2004 - scheme guidance issued December 2003
News Release 14/01/2004 - amending compulsory set-aside rate to 5%
Producer Letter 23/02/2004 to AAPS producers - amendments to 2004 booklet and details of AAPS Protein Payments and ECS
PLEASE NOTE - Paragraph 7, Line 2 of the original letter, regarding Protein Crop Premium should read tonnes not hectares. The letter linked from this page has been corrected to reflect this.
Grain Legumes Scheme (GLS) - guidance
Multi-annual Set-Aside - guidance
IACS 22 Form - application to enter land into Multi-annual Set-aside
IACS 23 Form - Multi-annual Set-aside Management Plan
IACS 24 Form - Application for transfers of and withdrawals from multi-annual set-aside agreements