I intend to plant a crop in the spring of 2005. Is it necessary to include 2m protection zones during sowing?
A. It will only be necessary to establish the 2 metre protection zones when the crop is first harvested after the 15th July 2005. Q. I have a manure store within 10m of watercourses. The manure is straw manure and therefore does not have that much run off, it also is on a stone base with steel crash barriers around it. There are also soil banks between the store and the 2 watercourses. Do I still need to change this to be Cross Compliant? Would putting a pipe along the watercourses within the 10m be adequate?A. If the store outlined in the query above was built before 1991, it predates the Control of Pollution (Slurry, Silage and Agricultural Fuel Oil or SSAFO) Regulations 1991, as amended. If it was built after this time it should comply with these Regulations, and it be more than 10 metres from the watercourse. The SSAFO Regulations are not included in the cross compliance requirements for SPS, and the farmer should seek advice from the local Environment Agency, to find out whether t
