SFI And agricultural schemes Flashcards
What does SFI pay farmers to do (three things)
Protect and benefit the environment
Support food production
Improve productivity
What are the two types of SFI
SFI actions where you don’t need specialis advice and endorsed SFI (for prirority habitats or species and heritage features)
What are the SFI management payments
For the first 50 hectares you iwll be paid £40 per hectare
and £20 per hectare for the following 2 years of the agreement
When does EWCO close
5 April 2025
How much could you receive EWCO per ha
£10,200 pe ha plus 12,700 for addiitional payments
How many years are annual maintenence payments for EWCO
15 years
What are the examples of additional contributions are there and what are the payment rates
Nature recovery: up to £3,300 per ha
Flood risk managemetn: £1,000 per ha
Water quality: £500 per ha
Close to settlements £600 per ha
Reecreational accessL £3,700 per ha to provide access to woodlands or the public to enjoy
What scheme can you use for woodladnd create
Woodladn creation planning plant
how much do you get for completing the woodland creation plan
£1,500
How mcuh can you get in stage 2 if you are offered funding
£150 per hectare
How much woodland do you need to create for the woodland creation offer
a minimum of 5 hectars
Whar will you need to include in your propsoal for woodland creation offer
biodiversity and geology, soils and climate, landscape, water, historic environment
How long are funding decisions for EWCO
12 weeks
What do you need to apply for if you want to get funds for carbon
Woodland carbon code
What do you need to apply for to get funding for woodland carbon
Woodland carbon garuntee
What is it likely that EWCO will be replaced with
Countryside stewardship options
What are the two types of SFI offers
prior endorsed and endorsed
How long do SFI actions last for
3 years
What is the code for soil health- assess soil, produce a soil management plan and test soil organic matter
CSAM1
How much do you get paid for CSAM1
£6 per hectare per year and £97 per SFI per year
What is CSAM2
Multi-species winter over crop
How much do you get from CSAM2
£129 per hectare per year
What is CSAM3
Herbal leys
How much do you get paid for CSAM3
£382
What is SOH1
No till farming
How much do you get for SOH1
£73 per hectare per year
What are new actions of SFI
Agroforesty, no til famrng, actions for boundary features
What is SFI action for assessing and record hedgerow condition
£5 per 100 metre
What is CHRW1
Assess and record hedgerow conditions
What is CHRW2
Managing Hedgreows
How much do you get paid for CHRW2
£13 per 100 metres
What is CIGL3
4m to 12m grass buffer stop on improved grassland
How much do you get paid for buffer strips on imrpoved grassland
£235 per hectare
Calculated y
Measuring the length onthe buffer strip in meteres
multiplying the length by the relevant metre
dividing that by £10,000 to convert to ha
Can you pply for 2023 option
no
How much do you get for FG1 (fencing)
£6.34 per metre
How much do you get for sheep netting (FG2)
£7.47 per metre
HOw much do you get for deer fencing d9
£10.27 per metre
How much do you get for planting hedges (BN11
£22.97 per metre
How much do you get management of historic and archaeologial features n grassland
£55 per hecrtrae
what is the nectar flower mix (AB1)
£739 per hectare
What is the current SFI offer
expanded offer
How to apply for SFI offer
1) Get SBI Number
2) apply for grant
3) apply for funding
4) confirm you are eligible and management of land
5)Selects actions
6) Select Os action
7 Hefer plan
8) review and submit
What does HEFER stand for
SFI Historic Environment Farm Environment Record
What code is wiinter bird food on arable land
CAHL2
What is grasy field Corners or blocks
CAHL3
What is beetle banks
AHW3
What is the price for winter bird food on arableand horticultural land (CAHL2)
£853 -er ha
What is the prce for grassy field or blocks
£590 per ha
How much do you get for beetle banks
£764 per ha
What is the code for lgume fallow
CNUM3
How much do you get paid for CNUM3
£593 per ha
When can you not use FG1
If there is already fencing there in the last 7 years
It is on the HEFER feature
When can you use FG1
When you prevent a water feature ror prorecting an environmental feature