fcs agroforestry mike strachan policy and development officer june 13 th 2013
DESCRIPTION
05/02/ Arable Generally highly productive land of class 3.2 and better Generally low lying and associated with the east coast of Scotland Generally low numbers of trees and biodiversity Generally the main diffuse pollution offendersTRANSCRIPT
FCS Agroforestry
Mike Strachan
Policy and Development Officer
June 13th 2013
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Overview
• Generic land Types
• Options to consider and possible funding
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Arable
• Generally highly productive land of class 3.2 and better
• Generally low lying and associated with the east coast of Scotland
• Generally low numbers of trees and biodiversity
• Generally the main diffuse pollution offenders
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Mixed
• Generally associated with land class 3.1 to 4• More trees as there is a recognition of the
shelter benefits, and also of better biodiversity value
• Provides options for silvo arable and silvo pasture.
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Livestock
• Generally associated with land class 4 and poorer
• More trees associated with this type of land as there is a recognition of their benefits
• More opportunities for woodland grazing systems
• Opportunities for converting woodlands to grazing
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Silvoarable options
• Not common in Scotland• Massive loss of hedges and trees over last 50
years which continues• EFA?
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Proposal
• Plant trees at 2m (maximum) centres as linear features utilising field margins
• Prune trees to achieve a minimum of 4m of clean stem (depending on species)
• Minimum of 500m of linear feature/property• Payment/tree.• Will not use any of the productive land
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Silvopasture
• Considerable scope on mixed and livestock farms
• Payment based on 250 trees/ha • Trees to be pruned to achieve a minimum of
4m of clean stem. (depending on species)
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Woodland grazing
• Currently over 21,000Ha claimed through IACS – woods not being managed
• FCS grant support for about 400ha – agreed management/grazing plans
• ‘Grant farming’ resulted in many poor woodlands
• Convert woodlands to grazing but need to establish an alternative area
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Silvoarable?
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Woodland Grazing
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Woodland Conversion?