Rural Payments Agency
The tables below set out which SFI actions you can do on different types of eligible land and features. Find out how we define eligible land and features.
The land type must be eligible for the SFI actions you choose at the start of your SFI agreement. If the land type changes because youre completing the SFI actions this will not affect eligibility. Youll continue to be paid for the SFI actions.
For each SFI action, the tables also set out:
- which actions are rotational, so they can move to different areas of land each year of your SFI agreement, and which ones are static, so must be done on the same area for the duration of your 3-year SFI agreement
- if you can do the action on the total SFI available area within a land parcel or part of it the SFI available area for each action is automatically calculated in the SFI application service to show you what area within a land parcel may be eligible for each action (read eligible land for the SFI actions for more information on how well calculate the SFI available area for each action)
- the annual payment for each action
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SFI actions you can do on different land types and features
The tables below show the actions that you can take.
Actions for soils
Read the details of the SFI actions for soils.
| Code | SFI action | Rotational or static action | Total or part SFI available area | Annual payment | Arable land - Arable crops | Arable land - Temporary grassland | Permanent crops - Horticultural | Permanent crops - Non-horticultural | Permanent grassland - Improved | Permanent grassland - Low input | Moorland | Hedgerows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM1 | Assess soil, test soil organic matter and produce a plan | Static | Total only | 6.00 per hectare and an additional payment of 97 per agreement | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| SAM2 | Multi-species winter cover crops | Rotational or static | Total or part | 129 per hectare | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| SAM3 | Herbal leys | Rotational or static | Total or part | 382 per hectare | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Actions for moorland
Read the details of the SFI actions for moorland.
| Code | SFI action | Rotational or static action | Total or part SFI available area | Annual payment | Arable land - Arable crops | Arable land - Temporary grassland | Permanent crops - Horticultural | Permanent crops - Non-horticultural | Permanent grassland - Improved | Permanent grassland - Low input | Moorland | Hedgerows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOR1 | Assess moorland and produce a written record | Static | Total only | 10.60 per hectare and an additional payment of 272 per agreement | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Actions for hedgerows
Read the details of the SFI actions for hedgerows.
| Code | SFI action | Rotational or static action | Total or part SFI available area | Annual payment | Arable land - Arable crops | Arable land - Temporary grassland | Permanent crops - Horticultural | Permanent crops - Non-horticultural | Permanent grassland - Improved | Permanent grassland - Low input | Moorland | Hedgerows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRW1 | Assess and record hedgerow condition | Static | Not applicable | 5 per 100 metres one side | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | Yes |
| HRW2 | Manage hedgerows | Static | Not applicable | 13 per 100 metres one side | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | Yes |
| HRW3 | Maintain or establish hedgerow trees | Static | Not applicable | 10 per 100 metres both sides | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | Yes |
*Not applicable linear SFI action which can be done on the boundaries of these land types
Actions for integrated pest management
Read the details of the SFI actions for integrated pest management.