OFM1: Organic land management – improved permanent grassland
What you must do to get paid for this action and advice on how to do it.
This is an action in the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme: expanded offer for 2024. You must read the SFI scheme information to understand the scheme rules and how to apply.
Duration
3 years
How much you’ll be paid
£20 per hectare (ha) per year
Action’s aim
This action’s aim is that improved and semi-improved grassland is maintained under organic management.
The purpose of this is to:
- improve soil health
- increase biodiversity
- improve water quality
Where you can do this action
You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s:
- registered as ‘fully organic’ by a Defra-licensed organic control body
- an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1 ‘Eligible land types for SFI’ in the SFI scheme information)
- registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps
- declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover
Eligible land
| Eligible land type | Eligible land cover | Compatible land use code |
|---|---|---|
| Improved permanent grassland | Permanent grassland | PG01 |
| Low input grassland that’s semi-improved | Permanent grassland | PG01 |
| Arable land used to grow crops, that you’ll convert to permanent grassland | Arable land | Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops |
Eligibility of protected land
| Land or features with protection | Eligibility |
|---|---|
| Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) | Eligible – you must get SSSI consent before you do this action (read section 10.3 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI scheme information to find out how to do this) |
| Historic and archaeological features | Eligible – you must get a SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.6 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI scheme information to find out how to do this) |
Available area you can enter into this action
Total available area in a land parcel.
Rotational or static action
This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration.
What to do
You must comply with the organic standards required by your Defra-licensed organic control body on land entered into this action.
When to do it
You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration.
How to do it
You must do this action in a way that meets the required organic standards.
Evidence to keep
You must keep:
- a valid organic certificate and schedule for all land entered into this action – this must cover at least the full period of this action’s duration
- records to show the land is improved grassland or semi-improved low input permanent grassland
You must supply this evidence if we ask for it.
Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action
You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action.
Some actions or options can only be done on the same area if they’re done at a different time of year to this action. For example, winter cover followed by a summer companion crop. Read ‘What to do’ and ‘When to do it’ to find out when this action must be done.
| Scheme | Action or option codes |
|---|---|
| SFI 2024 actions | BFS3, BFS5, BFS6, HEF5, HEF6, WBD4, WBD5, WBD6, WBD7, WBD8, AGF1, AGF2, PRF1, PRF2, CIPM1, CIGL1, CIGL2, CIGL3, CLIG3, CNUM1, CNUM2, CSAM1, CSAM3 |
| SFI 2023 actions | IGL1, IGL2, IGL3, IPM1, LIG1, LIG2, NUM1, NUM2, SAM1, SAM3 |
| CS options | BE2, BE5, CT2, CT4, CT5, CT7, GS1, GS2, GS5, GS7, GS8, GS9, GS10, GS11, GS12, GS13, GS14, HS2, HS4, HS5, HS6, HS7, LH3, SW2, SW7, SW8, SW9, SW10, SW11, SW12, SW13, SW15, SW16, SW18, WD4, WD5, WD6, WD10, WD11, WD12, WT1, WT7, WT9, SP7 |
| ES options | No ES revenue options |
| SFI pilot standards | No area-based SFI pilot standards |
If an action or option cannot be located on the same area, you may be able to do it on a different area in the same land parcel. Read section 6 ‘Eligible land in other funding schemes’ in the SFI scheme information for more details.
You can do one of the following supplemental actions on land entered into this base action:
- SPM2: Keep native breeds on grazed habitats supplement (50-80%)
- SPM3: Keep native breeds on grazed habitats supplement (more than 80%)
You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action:
- SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2
- SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3
- CS option BE3 (management of hedgerows)
- the introductory level of the SFI pilot hedgerows standard
Updates to this page
Published 21 May 2024Last updated 15 August 2024 + show all updates
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HEF8 removed from SFI 2024 actions.
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Where you can do this action - an eligible land type is defined in section 5.1 ‘Eligible land types for SFI’ in the SFI scheme information. Eligible land - updated land type to semi-improved ‘low input’ permanent grassland (which is defined in section 5.1 in the updated SFI scheme information). Eligibility of protected land - updated link to section 10.3 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI scheme information. Other actions or options you can do on the same area - added supplemental actions SPM2 and SPM3.
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First published.