The state aid part of the scheme closed February 1998. In 1999-2000 the provision for the Farm and Rural Conservation Grant scheme in Wales is 2.4 million and 0.2 million for other Capital Grant schemes. The Structural Funds are administered by an independent company, the Welsh European Programme Executive. In 1999-2000 the provision for the scheme in Wales is 4.5 million. In 1999-2000 the provision for the programme in Wales is 0.3 million.
Payments take into account additional costs for conversion to organic production.
This scheme remains open to all farmers in Wales who do not wish to join, or whose land fails to qualify for, Tir Gofal. Annual payments under this scheme are made to compensate for agricultural income forgone. Entry into the FWPS is dependent on participation in the Forestry Commission's Woodland Grant Scheme. Back to top Farm Waste Management Free advice is available through a variety of measures. These include Codes of Good Agricultural Practice for the protection of air, soil and water together with a summary document.