game cover mixtures - Countrywide Farmers

30Stewardship Schemes For ScotlandScotland Rural DevelopmentProgrammeRural Development Contracts (RDC) - Land Manager Options (LMO)The SRDP is the Scottish Government’s umbrellaprogramme providing grant funding for the rural areas. Itis a £1.6 billion programme of economic, environmentaland social measures designed to develop rural Scotlandover the period 2007 – 2013. The programme bringstogether a wide range of formerly separate supportschemes including those covering the farming, forestryand primary processing sectors, rural enterprises andbusiness development, diversification and rural tourism.The main emphasis of the SRDP is on:• Improving business viability and competitiveness• Enhanced landscape and biodiversity• Improved water quality• Adaptations to mitigate climate change• Supporting thriving rural communitiesThese funding measures will be delivered throughthe following schemes and initiatives:• Rural Development Contracts (RDC)- Land Managers Options (RDC-LMO)- Rural Priorities (RDC-RP)• Various other grants covering Crofting, FoodProcessing and Co-operation, Forestry, Skilldevelopment, the LEADER initiative and LessFavoured AreasThis is a non-competitive scheme open to land managersin Scotland who are registered with the IntegratedAdministration and Control Scheme (IACS) and have abusiness reference number. There is no approval process,but each participant will have a maximum annualallowance based on the area of land they manage. TheLMO scheme replaces the Land Managers Contract MenuScheme which was introduced in 2005. There are 22options available with this scheme, 2 of which are relevantto this seed catalogue.Wild Bird Seed Mix / Unharvested CropOption 9 5 YearThis option provides support for the practice of leavingareas unharvested over the winter after spring sowing amixture of seed bearing crops. These areas provide bothcover and feeding areas for wild birds. Either-1. Spring sow a mixture of annual crops, including atleast one cereal, which will provide seed for the targetedspecies and do not plough down until after 15 March thefollowing year.Mixture Option:Northern WBS 1Sowing Rate 40kg/haOR2. Spring sow a mixture of at least two crops, one ofwhich must seed in the first year and one in the second, e.g.Kale. Plough in after 15 March following last seeding year.Mixture Option:Northern WBS 2Sowing Rate 40kg/haManagement of Grass Margins and Beetlebanks inArable Fields Option 14 5 YearThis option will encourage the creation of grass strips inand around arable fields to benefit biodiversity and waterquality. Grass strips can serve a dual purpose of reducingsoil erosion and supporting wildlife. Insects overwinteron grass strips and they can provide food and cover forbirds and small mammals.Sow a suitable mixture of grass seed with at least onenectar producing species. Strips should be between 1.5m– 6.0m in width.Mixture Option:BGM 1RC - with Red Clover and CocksfootSowing Rate 20kg/haORMixture Option:BGM 2RC - with Red Clover, but No CocksfootSowing Rate 20kg/haORMixture Option:BGM 3 - with White Clover and Birdsfoot TrefoilSowing rate 20kg/ha