Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions

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Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAECs) 2019

Information to safeguard soils, habitats and landscape features on agricultural land

Buffer strips along watercourses (GAEC 1)

Buffer strips along watercourses
Abstraction of water for irrigation (GAEC 2)

Protecting water resources
Protection of groundwater against pollution (GAEC 3)

Protecting groundwater
Minimum soil cover (GAEC 4)

Protecting soil against erosion
Minimum land management reflecting site specific conditions to limit erosion (GAEC 5)

Protecting soil against erosion in certain situations
Maintenance of soil organic matter (GAEC 6)

Maintaining organic levels in soil
Retention of landscape features (GAEC 7)

Protection for landscape features