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Entry Level Scheme (ELS)
Our team will assist clients with obtaining grant funding,
The scheme requires a basic level of environmental
management, and pays £30 per hectare, per year across
the whole farm except for extensively grazed uplands.
With over 50 options covering all farming types, the
agreement lasts five years with automatic payments
every six months.
To the majority of landowners ELS is proving to be cost
effective and in many cases, little or no land is
being taken out of production. In cases where in-field
options have to be considered, out team is skilled at
designing schemes to suit each particular farm business
minimising disruption to current farming practices.
Even in situations where there is highly productive land
and financial rewards seem unlikely, options can
help farmers and landowners comply with many other
rules and regulations such as LERAPs.
Higher Level Scheme (HLS)
Our environmental consultants have already
completed complex HLS schemes for clients worth
up to £100,000 in annual payments. The HLS aims to
deliver significant environmental benefits in high priority
situations and areas. Usually combined with ELS or
OELS options, HLS requires more complex environmental
management advice and support.
Wide-ranging management options are targeted to support
key characteristics of the English countryside. Payments
relate to the options and include capital items, such as field
boundary restoration. Unlike ELS and OELS, entry into
the scheme is discretionary. Assessment takes into
account the environmental priorities identified in the local
area. HLS agreements are for ten years, with six monthly
payments.
Stewardship management
Keeping up with the running of environmental scheme
agreements such as Countryside Stewardship (CSS),
Environmental Sensitive Area (ESA), Entry Level and
Higher Level Schemes can be a struggle.
Brown & Co's team is on hand to help, as required, by
providing help from practical management tips to
assistance completing paperwork.
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