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  • Glossary item | Last updated: 12 Apr 2024

Permanent grassland

Bioeconomy

Land used permanently (for five years or more) to grow herbaceous forage crops, through cultivation (sown) or naturally (self-seeded), and that is not included in the crop rotation on the holding. The land can be used for grazing or mown for silage, hay or used for renewable energy production.

EU, 2021b, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2286 of 16 December 2021 on the data to be provided for the reference year 2023 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 of the European Parliament and of the Council on integrated farm statistics as regards the list of variables and their description and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 1200/2009 (Text with EEA relevance) C/2021/9269 OJ L 458, 22.12.2021, p. 284–343

Source category: EU Legislation

Land used permanently (for several consecutive years, normally 5 years or more) to grow herbaceous fodder, forage or energy purpose crops, through cultivation (sown) or naturally (self-seeded), and which is not included in the crop rotation on the holding.

The grassland can be used for grazing, mown for silage and hay or used for renewable energy production.

Grassland must have fodder interest, i.e. they include vegetal species of fodder interest.

Eurostat b, Glossary, accessed 10 April 2024

Source category: EC Technical Documents