permanent pastures

Land used for the production of grasses and other natural (spontaneous) or cultivated (sown) herbaceous forage, including permanent pastureland, that has not been included in the farm's crop rotation for five years or more, nor has it been plowed, tilled, or reseeded with a type of grass or herbaceous forage […]

Detected need

For a given eco-regime where the established unit amount is lower than the planned unit amount, this is the amount that could be received to cover its needs if it were available.

new farmer

In the case of an individual, this refers to a farmer who is over 40 years old in the calendar year of their first eligible aid application, has become the farm manager for the first time, and can demonstrate adequate training and qualifications in the agricultural sector, for the determination of which […]

Head or person in charge of the farm

A natural person or group of natural persons who have effective and long-term control of the agricultural holding with regard to decisions relating to its management, profits and financial risks, and are therefore responsible for the management of the day-to-day financial and production operations of […]

Young farmer

A farmer who is under 40 years old in the calendar year of their first eligible aid application and has taken on the role of farm manager. They can demonstrate adequate training or qualifications in the agricultural sector, which will be determined by combining criteria of formal education and professional training, with a minimum of […]

agricultural income

These are the incomes received by farmers or livestock breeders from agricultural activity on their holdings, including all aid they may receive derived from said activity, whether financed by European funds or national aid. Compensation received is also considered agricultural income […]

Eligible hectare (ha)

For the purposes of interventions in the form of direct payments to be granted for agricultural land, eligible hectares are considered to be those farm areas that meet the established conditions.

Agricultural exploitation

1. A group of plots cultivated by the same farmer, regardless of their form of tenure (ownership, lease, sharecropping, etc.). 2. A group of production units managed by the same agricultural holding owner located within Spanish territory. 3. A group of production units managed by the same agricultural holding owner, […]

Green harvest

Consisting of the total harvest in a given area of non-marketable green products that have not been damaged prior to green harvest due to climatic, phytosanitary or other reasons.

Permanent crops

Crops not subject to crop rotation, other than permanent pasture, that occupy land for a period of five years or more and produce repeated harvests, including headlands and borders, nurseries, and short-cycle forest trees.

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