SFI And agricultural schemes

Question 1

What does SFI pay farmers to do (three things)

Answer 1

Protect and benefit the environment
Support food production
Improve productivity

Question 2

What are the two types of SFI

Answer 2

SFI actions where you don’t need specialis advice and endorsed SFI (for prirority habitats or species and heritage features)

Question 3

What are the SFI management payments

Answer 3

For the first 50 hectares you iwll be paid £40 per hectare
and £20 per hectare for the following 2 years of the agreement

Question 4

When does EWCO close

Answer 4

5 April 2025

Question 5

How much could you receive EWCO per ha

Answer 5

£10,200 pe ha plus 12,700 for addiitional payments

Question 6

How many years are annual maintenence payments for EWCO

Answer 6

15 years

Question 7

What are the examples of additional contributions are there and what are the payment rates

Answer 7

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

Question 8

What scheme can you use for woodladnd create

Answer 8

Woodladn creation planning plant

Question 9

how much do you get for completing the woodland creation plan

Answer 9

£1,500

Question 10

How mcuh can you get in stage 2 if you are offered funding

Answer 10

£150 per hectare

Question 11

How much woodland do you need to create for the woodland creation offer

Answer 11

a minimum of 5 hectars

Question 12

Whar will you need to include in your propsoal for woodland creation offer

Answer 12

biodiversity and geology, soils and climate, landscape, water, historic environment

Question 13

How long are funding decisions for EWCO

Answer 13

12 weeks

Question 14

What do you need to apply for if you want to get funds for carbon

Answer 14

Woodland carbon code

Question 15

What do you need to apply for to get funding for woodland carbon

Answer 15

Woodland carbon garuntee

Question 16

What is it likely that EWCO will be replaced with

Answer 16

Countryside stewardship options

Question 17

What are the two types of SFI offers

Answer 17

prior endorsed and endorsed

Question 18

How long do SFI actions last for

Answer 18

3 years

Question 19

What is the code for soil health- assess soil, produce a soil management plan and test soil organic matter

Answer 19

CSAM1

Question 20

How much do you get paid for CSAM1

Answer 20

£6 per hectare per year and £97 per SFI per year

Question 21

What is CSAM2

Answer 21

Multi-species winter over crop

Question 22

How much do you get from CSAM2

Answer 22

£129 per hectare per year

Question 23

What is CSAM3

Answer 23

Herbal leys

Question 24

How much do you get paid for CSAM3

Answer 24

£382

Question 25

What is SOH1

Answer 25

No till farming

Question 26

How much do you get for SOH1

Answer 26

£73 per hectare per year

Question 27

What are new actions of SFI

Answer 27

Agroforesty, no til famrng, actions for boundary features

Question 28

What is SFI action for assessing and record hedgerow condition

Answer 28

£5 per 100 metre

Question 29

What is CHRW1

Answer 29

Assess and record hedgerow conditions

Question 30

What is CHRW2

Answer 30

Managing Hedgreows

Question 31

How much do you get paid for CHRW2

Answer 31

£13 per 100 metres

Question 32

What is CIGL3

Answer 32

4m to 12m grass buffer stop on improved grassland

Question 33

How much do you get paid for buffer strips on imrpoved grassland

Answer 33

£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

Question 34

Can you pply for 2023 option

Answer 34

no

Question 35

How much do you get for FG1 (fencing)

Answer 35

£6.34 per metre

Question 36

How much do you get for sheep netting (FG2)

Answer 36

£7.47 per metre

Question 37

HOw much do you get for deer fencing d9

Answer 37

£10.27 per metre

Question 38

How much do you get for planting hedges (BN11

Answer 38

£22.97 per metre

Question 39

How much do you get management of historic and archaeologial features n grassland

Answer 39

£55 per hecrtrae

Question 40

what is the nectar flower mix (AB1)

Answer 40

£739 per hectare

Question 41

What is the current SFI offer

Answer 41

expanded offer

Question 42

How to apply for SFI offer

Answer 42

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

Question 43

What does HEFER stand for

Answer 43

SFI Historic Environment Farm Environment Record

Question 44

What code is wiinter bird food on arable land

Answer 44

CAHL2

Question 45

What is grasy field Corners or blocks

Answer 45

CAHL3

Question 46

What is beetle banks

Answer 46

AHW3

Question 47

What is the price for winter bird food on arableand horticultural land (CAHL2)

Answer 47

£853 -er ha

Question 48

What is the prce for grassy field or blocks

Answer 48

£590 per ha

Question 49

How much do you get for beetle banks

Answer 49

£764 per ha

Question 50

What is the code for lgume fallow

Answer 50

CNUM3

Question 51

How much do you get paid for CNUM3

Answer 51

£593 per ha

Question 52

When can you not use FG1

Answer 52

If there is already fencing there in the last 7 years It is on the HEFER feature

Question 53

When can you use FG1

Answer 53

When you prevent a water feature ror prorecting an environmental feature