The latest on key dates, cross compliance and much more…
you will find lots of up-to-date information on the FAS website and newsletters to help you with cross compliance over the next few months as well as training and sources of other information. Here is this month’s copy…as always if you need any help, just get in touch.
I will be attending two event this next week which I am really excited about.
On the 1st of November The Institute of Agricultural Management’s national conference takes place in London. This year’s theme is AGRICULTURE’S DEFINING DECADE: BALANCING FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY.
Straight after I will be heading back to Hexham (Train’s allowing) to the Northern Farming Conference on 2nd November at the Mart.
I am really looking forward to catching up with people, finding out what the future may hold and seeing what the mood is within our industry. I hope to as many of you there at both events as possible.
Best Wishes
Carol
View in browser  October 2022 – e-news issue 80 Welcome to the Farming Advice Service newsletter Thank you for continuing to subscribe to our monthly newsletter. We hope you find the content useful and we welcome any feedback or suggestions on topics you would like to see covered in future editions. • FAS technical advice line: 03000 200 301 • Email: advice@farmingadviceservice.org.uk • Website: https://www.farmingadviceservice.org.uk  Some key dates to be aware of 31 October If you hold a summer water abstraction licence (authorising abstraction wholly within the months of April to October), the Environment Agency will ask you to report your water abstraction return for summer 2022. You will have 28 days to send your return to the Environment Agency (GAEC* 2) 1 November For any land located in an NVZ, this is the start of the closed period for applying organic manure with a high, readily available nitrogen content (for example slurry, poultry manures or liquid digested sewage sludge) to tillage land on soils that are not shallow or sandy (GAEC 6) 30 November If you hold a summer water abstraction licence (authorising abstraction wholly within the months of April to October), the Environment Agency will ask you to submit your abstraction return for summer 2022 at the end of October 2022. You should submit your return by 28 November 2022. If you haven’t already, you can register to submit your return online. Please visit the link at GOV.UK. In case you missed them… 15 September For any land located in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ), this was the start of the closed period for applying manufactured nitrogen fertilisers to grassland (SMR** 1) 16 September For any land located in an NVZ, this was the start of the closed period for applying organic manure with a high readily available nitrogen content (for example slurry, poultry manures or liquid digested sewage sludge) to tillage land on shallow or sandy soils that were sown with crops on or before 15 September (SMR 1) 1 October You can burn heather, rough grass, bracken, gorse or vaccinium on land in upland areas from this date (GAEC 6) 1 October For any land located in an NVZ, this was the start of the closed period for applying organic manure with a high, readily available nitrogen content (for example slurry, poultry manures or liquid digested sewage sludge) to tillage land on soils that are not shallow or sandy (SMR 1) 15 October For any land located in an NVZ, this was the start of the closed period for applying organic manure with a high readily available nitrogen content (for example, slurry, poultry manures or liquid digested sewage sludge) to grassland on soils that are not shallow or sandy (SMR 1) *GAEC = Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition **SMR = Statutory Management Requirements Free and confidential advice The Farming Advice Service (FAS) is funded by Defra. 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