SFI And agricultural schemes Flashcards

1
Q

What does SFI pay farmers to do (three things)

A

Protect and benefit the environment
Support food production
Improve productivity

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2
Q

What are the two types of SFI

A

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

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3
Q

What are the SFI management payments

A

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

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4
Q

When does EWCO close

A

5 April 2025

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5
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How much could you receive EWCO per ha

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

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6
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How many years are annual maintenence payments for EWCO

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15 years

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7
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What are the examples of additional contributions are there and what are the payment rates

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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

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8
Q

What scheme can you use for woodladnd create

A

Woodladn creation planning plant

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9
Q

how much do you get for completing the woodland creation plan

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£1,500

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10
Q

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

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£150 per hectare

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11
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How much woodland do you need to create for the woodland creation offer

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a minimum of 5 hectars

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12
Q

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

A

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

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13
Q

How long are funding decisions for EWCO

A

12 weeks

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14
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What do you need to apply for if you want to get funds for carbon

A

Woodland carbon code

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15
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What do you need to apply for to get funding for woodland carbon

A

Woodland carbon garuntee

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16
Q

What is it likely that EWCO will be replaced with

A

Countryside stewardship options

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17
Q

What are the two types of SFI offers

A

prior endorsed and endorsed

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18
Q

How long do SFI actions last for

A

3 years

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19
Q

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

A

CSAM1

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20
Q

How much do you get paid for CSAM1

A

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

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21
Q

What is CSAM2

A

Multi-species winter over crop

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22
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How much do you get from CSAM2

A

£129 per hectare per year

23
Q

What is CSAM3

A

Herbal leys

24
Q

How much do you get paid for CSAM3

A

£382

25
Q

What is SOH1

A

No till farming

26
Q

How much do you get for SOH1

A

£73 per hectare per year

27
Q

What are new actions of SFI

A

Agroforesty, no til famrng, actions for boundary features

28
Q

What is SFI action for assessing and record hedgerow condition

A

£5 per 100 metre

29
Q

What is CHRW1

A

Assess and record hedgerow conditions

30
Q

What is CHRW2

A

Managing Hedgreows

31
Q

How much do you get paid for CHRW2

A

£13 per 100 metres

32
Q

What is CIGL3

A

4m to 12m grass buffer stop on improved grassland

33
Q

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

A

£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

34
Q

Can you pply for 2023 option

A

no

35
Q

How much do you get for FG1 (fencing)

A

£6.34 per metre

36
Q

How much do you get for sheep netting (FG2)

A

£7.47 per metre

37
Q

HOw much do you get for deer fencing d9

A

£10.27 per metre

38
Q

How much do you get for planting hedges (BN11

A

£22.97 per metre

39
Q

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

A

£55 per hecrtrae

40
Q

what is the nectar flower mix (AB1)

A

£739 per hectare

41
Q

What is the current SFI offer

A

expanded offer

42
Q

How to apply for SFI offer

A

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

43
Q

What does HEFER stand for

A

SFI Historic Environment Farm Environment Record

44
Q

What code is wiinter bird food on arable land

A

CAHL2

45
Q

What is grasy field Corners or blocks

A

CAHL3

46
Q

What is beetle banks

A

AHW3

47
Q

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

A

£853 -er ha

48
Q

What is the prce for grassy field or blocks

A

£590 per ha

49
Q

How much do you get for beetle banks

A

£764 per ha

50
Q

What is the code for lgume fallow

A

CNUM3

51
Q

How much do you get paid for CNUM3

A

£593 per ha

52
Q

When can you not use FG1

A

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

53
Q

When can you use FG1

A

When you prevent a water feature ror prorecting an environmental feature