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