Skip to content

Farming & countryside: documents

Related Links

Glossary

Glossary
if you've seen a term you don't understand, please check here for an explanation.



This section contains documents and publications relating to farming and countryside, including the 2012 Single Application Form guidance.

To access a document click on the title to the right of the icon below. This will open up the document on your screen.

If you have any problems, please contact us: rural-affairs@wales.gsi.gov.uk.

Pesticides

The Code of Practice for Using Plant Protection Products

28/01/13
Five short leaflets have been produced from the Code to provide quick guidance.
 

Unlocking the Potential of the Uplands

14/12/12
A report by the Wales Upland Forum December 2012.
 

Single Application Form

13/11/12
Combined sample application form for Single Payment Scheme, agri-environment and crop schemes.
 

Single Payment Scheme (SPS) - Trading of entitlements application form

15/10/12
Trading of entitlements sample application form
 

How to complete Single Payment Scheme (SPS) trading of entitlements application form

15/10/12
Information on how to complete your Trading of Entitlements application form
 

2012 Single Application Form (SAF) How to complete

15/10/12
This booklet covers the combined sample application form for Single Payment Scheme, agri-environment and crop schemes.
 

2012 Single application rules booklet

15/10/12
This Booklet explains the rules of the European Commission’s Single Application for 2012.
 

Single Payment Scheme (SPS) - Guidance notes: Trading of entitlements

15/10/12
Please read this guidance before you review and complete your trading of entitlements application form
 

Annual Report on Local Authority Smallholdings in Wales 2010/11

31/05/12
Access the latest Annual Report on Local Authority Smallholdings in Wales here.
 

Annual Report on Local Authority Smallholdings in Wales 2009/10

31/05/12
Access the 2009/2010 Annual Report on Local Authority Smallholdings in Wales here.
 
Plant health

The plant health (Wales) order 2006

13/01/12
Notice of demarcated zones for the control of Ralstonia Solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al
 

Countryside survey: Wales results from 2007

19/08/11
The Countryside Survey provides a comprehensive survey of the UK countryside in the light of Government policies and environmental influences such as Climate Change.
 

Farming, Food & Countryside: Building a secure future - A new strategy for farming

07/06/11
This strategy outlines the Welsh Government’s Rural Affairs policy direction through to 2020.
 

Annual Report 2010

01/02/11
Report on progress during the last year on delivering the key priorities of the Farming, Food and Countryside strategy.
 
Advice for pregnant women during lambing

Advice for pregnant women during lambing

31/01/11
If you are pregnant, you should avoid close contact with sheep during the lambing season as you could be at risk from infections that occur in some ewes.
 

The Water Resources (Control of Pollution) (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) (Wales) Regulations 2010 - Guidance Notes for Farmers

13/12/10
This guidance describes the requirements that farmers in Wales must follow in order to comply with the Water Resources (Control of Pollution) (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) (Wales) Regulations 2010, Statutory Instrument 2010/1493 (W. 136)1; known as “the SSAFO Wales Regulations.” These ...
 
Code of Practice to Prevent and Control the Spread of Ragwort

Code of Practice to Prevent and Control the Spread of Ragwort

12/07/10
This Code provides guidance on when and what measures need to be taken to control the spread of ragwort.
 

Options for Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural Activity in Wales

26/11/09
The project has examined impacts for the Welsh agricultural sector and for the main types of farm units. It has not examined reduction of greenhouse gas emissions off-farm in the food chain.
 

The Heather and Grass Burning Code

07/05/08
Carefully planned, periodic, controlled burning can be beneficial for agriculture, game management,wildlife conservation and the wider environment.