Agriculture

Question 1

What does SSAFO stand for?

Answer 1

Silage, Slury, Agricultural Fuel Oil

Question 2

Rules for silage?

Answer 2

Cannot be made, store or unwrapped within 10m of inland or coastal waters.

Question 3

What must silage pits have?

Answer 3

Impermeable base extending beyond outside walls.
Impermeable drainage collection channels around the outside flowing into a effluent tank

Question 4

Rules for slurry?

Answer 4

Cannot be stored within 10m of inland or coastal waters?

Question 5

Conditon of slurry stores?

Answer 5

Tanks, pits, channels and pipes must be impermeable and meet anti corrossion standards.

Question 6

Freeboard rules for slurry stores?

Answer 6

300. millimetres of freeboard for conrete/steel stores.
     750 millimetres of freeboard for earth bank stores

Question 7

Further rule for earth bank slurry stores?

Answer 7

Must have 1m impermeable soil thickness or synthetic liner.

Question 8

When should you follow ag fuel oil rules?

Answer 8

1) built a new store
2) made changes to existing store
3) hold over 1,500 litres of fuel oil on the farm

Question 9

How must fuel oil be stored?

Answer 9

1) In a tank or drum that meets ISO 900.
2) Must be surrounded by a bund or secondary containment structure.
3) must have very part including valves, taps and a lock when shut.

Question 10

Name 3 SFI options and there £

Answer 10

HRW1: £5 per 100m
HRW2: £13 per 100m
HRW3: £10 per 100m
HEF2: £8 per sq m
CSAM3: £382 ha
CIMP4: £45 ha
AHW6: £58 ha

Question 11

FG2 £

Answer 11

Sheep netting - £7.46 pm

Question 12

FG1£

Answer 12

Fencing - £6.34 pm

Question 13

BN11£

Answer 13

Planning of hedges - £22.97 pm

Question 14

Minimum wage

Answer 14

£11.44 per hour
£12.21 from 01 April 2025

Question 15

What is the last BPS payment?

Answer 15

Delinked payments - 2027