Land is classed as agricultural if it's used, or could be used, by a business or private individual, for:
- agriculture
- horticulture
- market gardening
- production of forage crops
- grazing of livestock (including horses)
Complete your agricultural return online
Owner occupiers, tenants and private individuals using agricultural land over 1 vergee in size, can now complete their annual return online.
Forms should be completed based on your circumstances as they were on 1 October, and must be submitted by 30 November.
Complete your agricultural return
Guidelines for completing the form
Terms and definitions
First crop | 'The first or main crop being produced on an individual field or part field during the agricultural year'. A first crop would usually occupy a field for most of the year, however Jersey Royal potatoes would occupy the field for most of January through to June and be followed by a second crop. |
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Second crop | The harvesting of any crop returned as first crop. |
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Other crops for green cover | To follow up a first crop with a green cover crop to maintain field cover over the winter period (ie October to February) for environmental or wildlife benefit. |
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Organic production | Agricultural land should only be returned as organic if it is subject to an annual certification audit, carried out by a recognised certification body. |
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Horse livery | Horses kept for an owner that are fed and groomed for a fixed charge. |
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For more information go to the Agricultural Returns Law 1947.