What is the All Wales Element of Glastir?
The All Wales Element of Glastir is available to all farmers across Wales who are able to accumulated sufficient points to enter the scheme. Within the All Wales Element there will be two additional packages available, the first will be specifically for Dairy Farmers and the second will be for farmers within certain regions of Wales. Further details of the All Wales Element packages are available below.
Specfic guidance has been published for those farmers who have common land or are tenants. This is available be clicking the relevant links in the menu on the left hand side of this page.
Glastir All Wales Element
Following the publication by the Welsh Assembly Government of the documentation for the All Wales Element of the Glastir Scheme copies of the Scorecard and guidance are available by clicking here. Details on the requirements of the Whole Farm Code and the individual Options are available in the Technical Guidance Document from the Welsh Government which is available by clicking here for the Welsh Version or clicking here for the English Version.
The Scorecard has been developed by the Welsh Government as a guide to assist farmers to select the options which they want to complete on the farm. The Scorecard will determine the threshold number of points required to access Glastir based on the size of the farm and whether it is part of the Oragnic Scheme. Once the options, which the farmer wants to complete, have been added, the Scorecard will determine if the farm will be eligible to join Glastir.
The Union is encouraging all of its members to have a go at completing the Scorecard to ascertain the accessibility of the Glastir Scheme and feedback the results to your County Office. Your feedback is important so the Union can provide evidence to the Welsh Assembly Government on the accessibility of the scheme to its members.
Glastir All Wales Dairy Element
Dairy farms are amoung the most intensively managed farms in Wales. In recognistion of this the Welsh Assembly Government has introduced a package specifically aimed at getting dairy farms into Glastir. For those options in the All Wales Element that are most relevant to dairy farms there are points enhancement of 10%. This enhancement is available on the options relating to boundary management, grassland management and root crops.
Glastir Regional Package
The regional package approach, gives farmers an alternative route of entry into the All Wales element of Glastir. Farmers entering these packages will only be able to select options from a reduced list targeted to deliver benefits to those animals and plants of highest conservation priority in their region. In opting for the Regional Package, there will be a 10% points enhancement per option selected. Details on the requirements for the Regional Packages are available in the Technical Guidance Document from the Welsh Government which is available by clicking here for the Welsh Version or clicking here for the English Version.
Further information on all of the All Wales Element packages is available on the Welsh Government website.
