Scottish Greening Guidance October 16, 2015 12:00 am The Scottish Government has published Greening guidance for the 2016 scheme year. This can be found at – https://www.ruralpayments.org/publicsite/futures/topics/all-schemes/basic-payment-scheme/greening-guidance/. As in England, the changes from the current year are minimal. The Scottish Government has applied to the EU to run a Greening Equivalence Scheme in 2016 (details are set out in Annex K of the Guidance). This would see the current rules largely retained, but an alternative Crop Diversification system introduced, and a requirement for a Nutrient Plan on permanent grassland.
