Conditions regarding land management
Article 8
1. Farmers who wish to plough grassland shall do so between 1 March and 31 May. 2. Ploughed grass on all soil types shall be followed by a crop with high nitrogen demand immediately and no later than 3 weeks after ploughing grass. 3. Crop rotation shall not include leguminous or other plants fixing atmospheric nitrogen. This shall, however, not apply to clover in grassland with less than 50 % clover and to other leguminous plants that are undersown with grass. 4. All new grass reseeds on the grassland farm shall incorporate at least 1,5 kg/ha of naked clover seed or at least 2,5 kg/ha of pelleted clover. 5. Parcels shall be equipped with fences ensuring a minimum distance of 1,5 metres between livestock and watercourses, and drinking points shall be installed at a minimum distance of 20 metres from a watercourse.