Controls for Protein Aid Scheme to reduce on-farm inspections Controls for this year’s Protein Aid Scheme will, for the first time, be undertaken remotely through the use of the Area Monitoring System (AMS). Checks by Monitoring (CbM) is an automated and continuous process which will use satellite data along with other data sources to determine the agricultural activity on all land parcels declared by farmers under the Protein Aid Scheme in 2021. To facilitate the implementation of the AMS, which will be compulsory in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020, a phased introduction is being implemented by Ireland for various schemes over the interim period.