Anglia THREE. Information is provided on the soil type, parent material (e.g. underlying geology) and likely land uses for the different soils;
Landowner feedback: Initial feedback from landowners and occupiers was obtained to provide information on general cropping and rotation practices employed within the study areas;
The June Survey of Agricultural and Horticultural Activity (Defra 2011): Detailed information collected through Defra surveys to provide data on arable and horticultural cropping activities, populations of livestock, land usage and agricultural labour force figures; and
Aerial photography 2011 (APEM Ltd). 56. The following sections describe the land cover and agricultural environment baseline
at both a regional level, as this is the level at which data is collected by Defra (2013a; b), and also within the onshore electrical transmission works including access. It should be noted that the regional level is considered to be Suffolk County.
57. The primary land use within the area covered by the onshore electrical transmission
works including access is agricultural, with a number of small rural towns and villages and some areas of woodland. Ipswich and Woodbridge are the largest urban areas in the vicinity of the proposed project.
58. Agriculture in Suffolk is primarily arable or mixed use. Farm sizes range from less
than 5ha to more than 100ha (Defra 2013a). Soil types vary from heavy clays to light sands. Crops grown include winter wheat, winter barley, sugar beet, oilseed rape, winter and spring beans and linseed, and smaller areas of rye, oats and other vegetables can be found.
59. Agriculture in Suffolk was worth £330 million in crops and livestock output in 2004,
and thus is an important part of the county’s economy (Transforming Suffolk Strategy 2008 – 2028).
60. Agriculture accounted for 2,748 businesses in Suffolk in 2007 and in 2009 employed just over 10,000 people in agricultural labour. Cereal crop farming accounts for almost half of the agricultural land in Suffolk; the majority being wheat but also barley (Suffolk County Council 2011).
22.5.3 Agricultural Land Classification Agricultural land in England and Wales has been classified according to the quality and versatility of soil in a grading system which is called the Agricultural Land
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