Paragraph 7 Arable break crops or the application of organic materials
(1)
On arable land cultivated for crop production, a farmer must either–
(a)
use suitable break crops to maintain organic matter in the soil in an arable rotation; or
(b)
optimise the application of organic materials to land by applying rates of application of the material calculated by reference to the requirements of the soil and crops grown.
(2)
Where a farmer uses the option specified at sub-paragraph (1)(b), the farmer must make and keep for 5 years a written record of the organic materials, and the quantities of those materials, applied to the land.