Paragraph 8 Eligible scheme actions; Arable – grass margin between 3 and 12 metresF1

not create it on permanent grassland sensitive areas;

not apply–

not apply plant protection products, except for the spot treatment of noxious or invasive weeds;

create it along part or for the entire field boundary, where the main field crop is cereal in line with normal husbandry practice;

create it in a minimum area of 0.1 hectare;

establish it using an untreated seed mix of tussock forming grasses and fine grasses listed in Table 1 of Schedule 6;

protect it from grazing and damage by livestock or machinery;

retain evidence, as the Department may specify, of the seed mix used;

establish it by 28th February 2027; and

retain it for at least 5 years beginning with 28th February 2027.