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1
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Explain the process of growing a crop of barley/wheat stubble to stubble.

A

Stubble
Plough
Seed
Spray
Fert
Comine
Stubble

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2
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When would you sow a winter crop?

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WB - September
WW- September/October

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3
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When would you sow a spring crop?

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SB - March/April
SW- March/ April

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4
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When would you hope to combine a spring crop?

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SB - September
SW -September

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5
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When would you hope to combine a winter crop?

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WW- September
WB-July/August

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6
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Describe a typical crop rotation in your area?

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Spring Barley
Winter Wheat
Beans
Grass

OR

Grass
SB
WW
WB
Grass

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7
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What are the farming systems in your area?

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Predominantly dairy with some arable and beef/ sheep farming on the hiller poorer ground

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What are the Nitrate Vulnerable Zones and the storage requirements in these areas?

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Areas at risk of nitrate pollution from agricultural activities, requiring specific management practices, including storage requirements for organic manures and nitrogen fertilizers, to protect water quality.

Stop nitrates getting into water courses.

5 NVZ areas in Scotland

6 months storage for manure & slurry - which aligns with the duration of the closed period when spreading manure is prohibited to avoid leaching into water.

Penalties - Financial fines/ non payment of BPS

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10
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What is a gross margin? How is it calculated?

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11
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What is LFASS?

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Less Favoured Area Support Scheme - Area-based payment scheme that compensates farmers for farming on land with natural constraints.
Only available to livestock farmers.

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12
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What is the price for finished cattle and lambs?

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£7/Kilo deadweight as of end of March 25
£7.39/Kilo deadweight

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13
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If you have six employees on a farm, what obligations do you have towards them?

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14
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What are the tax benefits associated with retention of an in-hand farming business rather than letting a farm to a third party?

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15
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What is the current milk price?

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40ppl

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16
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What is a suitable yield for a Holstein cow?

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8000-10,000L

17
Q

What is a partial budget?

18
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You have completed the annual census on behalf of clients, what is the purpose of the census and how do the SG use the data?

A

The agricultural census provides land tenure data for agricultural holdings. This is of interest in understanding the effect of security of land tenure on agricultural practices and household food security.

Questions:
Farm Size and Land Use
Livestock
Crops
Labour

Uses of the data:
Policy Making
Ag planning
Research & Development

19
Q

You have inspected land for the purposes of completing a SAF form, can you talk me through how you deal with any changes to boundaries?

A

Land Maintenance Forms (LMF)

20
Q

You have completed PF23 forms as part of a land sale, can you talk through how you would complete the form differently if you were leasing the entitlements to say, a seasonal grazier?

21
Q

What is the trading value of entitlements at the moment?

22
Q

What changes are expected in agricultural subsidy?
Can you tell me what is required for additionality now?

23
Q

What steps did you undertake prior to submitting the LMF on behalf of a client?

24
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Lime - You have advised on the application of lime following soil analysis – what impact does lime have on soil health? What could you expect of the land following the application of lime?
What are optimal weather conditions for lime application?

A

Raises the pH - higher yields.
Ideal weather would be dry and still.

25
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You understand the construction of different types of agricultural buildings – can you talk me through how the build cost of buildings has been impacted in recent years?

A

The price of building materials has increased dramatically in recent years. Due to economic factors such as the war in Ukraine/Lack of supply.

26
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Can you give me an example of the increase in cost for any material used?

27
Q

High Farming vs Low Farming

28
Q

Main holding/ cattle movements - Scot EID
Registration dates/Movement between holdings

29
Q

Grading on James Hutton?

30
Q

Lime benefits

A

Raises pH
Opens up a nitride in the soil
Helps the soil defuse
Helps with fertiliser uptake

31
Q

Greening
EFA - hedges/fallow/margings

32
Q

SSBSS - Calving inteveral
How much is the payment?

33
Q

How do you bring a CFA to an end?

A

sign formal written notice - provide 2 weeks notice period

34
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What is sustainable farming?

35
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NVZ Storage requirements

36
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Hedge trimming rules

CS APC 25 (9 decks)

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