# The Common Agricultural Policy Schemes (Cross-Compliance) (Scotland) Regulations 2004, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/518/schedule/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/common-agricultural-policy-schemes-cross-compliance-scotland-regulations-2004/schedule/paragraph-7
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