Scottish Government

LMCMS1

ISBN 0 7559 4422 4

This document is also available in pdf format (368k)
Application form (pdf only (84k))

• These notes cover the Land Management Contract (LMC) Menu Scheme. Please read them carefully so you understand the scheme requirements.
• Contact your SEERAD Area Office if you need more information. Our staff can only give you general guidance, not specific business advice. If in doubt, ask a professional adviser for help.

CONTENTS

SECTION

List of acronyms used in this booklet

1 The Menu Scheme
Introduction
Applications
Calculating your allowance
Financial limits

2 The Menu of Options
Animal health and welfare management programme
Membership of quality assurance and organic schemes
Training
Farm and woodland visits
Off-farm talks
Buffer areas
Management of linear features
Hedgerows and hedgerow trees
Ditches
Dykes
Management of moorland grazing
Management of rush pasture
Biodiversity cropping on in-bye
Retention of winter stubbles
Wild bird seed mixture
Summer cattle grazing
Nutrient management
Improving access
Farm woodland planning
Farm woodland management
General scheme requirements

3 Completion of the application form
Business details
Calculating your allowance
Selecting your options
Entering locations and area details
Management of permanent grassland
Neighbours agreement for management of linear features
Land ownership and control
Declarations and undertakings

4 Other information
Supporting information
Payments
Inspections
Withdrawal
Breaking the scheme rules and conditions
Penalties
Data protection
Appeals/complaints procedures
Legal base

Annex A: Worked example of application form
Annex B1: Animal health and welfare: Table of livestock units
Annex B2: Animal health and welfare: Management assessment
Annex C: List of suitable training courses
Annex D: Farm and woodland visits and off-farm talks - risk assessment template
Annex E: Information pack template
Annex F: Confirmation template
Annex G: Specification for improving access
Annex H: Standard for sustainable farm woodland management
Annex I: Farm woodland plan template
Annex J: Good farming practice guidelines
Annex K: List of SEERAD addresses and telephone numbers
Annex L: List of contact details for other agencies

We have written this booklet carefully and relying on the information we have received. It is not a complete statement of the law. For this, refer to the relevant EU and Scottish laws. Please note, however, that at the time of writing, this guidance is still subject to approval by the Scottish Parliament.