Guidance
SFI summary of changes: expanded offer for 2024
Updated 11 December 2024
Applies to England
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This is a list of the main changes made to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions and SFI scheme information since they were published in May 2024.
Changes made to the SFI actions
In August 2024, the following general changes were made to all SFI actions, where relevant:
- eligible land types are defined in section 5.1 ‘Eligible land types for SFI’ in the SFI scheme information
- updated link to section 10.3 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI scheme information
- voluntary advice to help you do this action has been published – it is not part of the action’s requirements
Specific changes made to each SFI action are shown below under the relevant action heading.
CSAM1: Assess soil, produce a soil management plan and test soil organic matter
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | AHW4, AHW12, CIGL3, GRH6, BFS6, SCR1 and SCR2 added to SFI 2024 actions |
CSAM2: Multi-species winter cover crop
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | You must avoid growing deep rooted species on land with historic or archaeological features Link added to section 13.2 ‘What you must do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI scheme information You can use a cover crop paid for under SOH3 to meet this action, but only if you overseed it |
CSAM3: Herbal leys
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Action’s aim | Minor wording update |
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | You can apply for this action on the area in a land parcel that does not contain an historic or archaeological feature |
| 5 August 2024 | Rotational or static action | This action is rotational or static. Wording on new and existing herbal leys has been removed |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Replaced ‘at least’ with ‘as a minimum’ for the seed mix that you must use |
| 5 August 2024 | When to do it | Wording updated to reflect that this action is rotational or static for new and existing herbal leys |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | OR1 removed from CS options |
SOH1: No-till farming
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Replaced ‘broadcasting equipment’ with ‘any following harrow tines must be rearward facing’ You can carry out mole draining to help natural drainage on land that does not contain historic or archaeological features |
| 5 August 2024 | Evidence to keep | You must keep evidence if it’s been necessary to carry out mole draining |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | CIGL2 added to SFI 2024 actions IGL2 added to SFI 2023 actions OR4 and OT4 removed from CS options |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | AHW5 and AHW11 removed from SFI 2024 actions |
SOH2: Multi-species spring-sown cover crop
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | You must avoid growing deep rooted species on land with historic or archaeological features |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | OFA6, OFC4 and OFM5 added to SFI 2024 actions HS3 and OT4 added to CS options |
SOH3: Multi-species summer-sown cover crop
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | You must avoid growing deep rooted species on land with historic or archaeological features Reference to using an existing cover crop paid for under SAM2 (multi-species winter cover) which you can use to meet this action if you overseed it replaced by SOH2 (multi-species spring-sown cover crop) |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | OFA6, OFC4 and OFM5 added to SFI 2024 actions HS3 and OT4 added to CS options |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | SOH4 removed from SFI 2024 actions |
SOH4: Winter cover following maize crops
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Leafy vegetation needs to be sufficiently well grown to protect the soil surface during the winter months (usually from early December until late February) You can graze the cover crop with livestock, but it must still be well-established over the winter months Once the maize crop has been harvested, you must not apply fertilisers or manures to the winter cover crop during the autumn or winter months If you’re establishing an early-sown spring crop, you may destroy the winter cover crop before the end of the winter months. You must not do this more than 6 weeks before you establish the early-sown spring crop |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | SOH2 added to SFI 2024 actions |
AGF1: Maintain very low density in-field agroforestry on less sensitive land
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | Clarified wording on ‘less sensitive land’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | You can apply for this action on the area in a land parcel that does not contain an historic or archaeological feature |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Added link to Capital Grants |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | HEF8 added to SFI 2024 actions |
AGF2: Maintain low density in-field agroforestry on less sensitive land
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | Clarified wording on ‘less sensitive land’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | You can apply for this action on the area in a land parcel that does not contain an historic or archaeological feature |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Added link to Capital Grants |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | HEF8 added to SFI 2024 actions SW6 added to CS options |
BND2: Maintain earth banks or stone-faced hedgebanks
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | There can be ‘woody growth’ (instead of ‘hedge growth’) on top of the bank. Added Cornish or Devon hedges as an example |
CAHL4: 4m to 12m grass buffer strip on arable and horticultural land
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Storing bales or machinery added as an example of ‘storage’ |
CIGL3: 4m to 12m grass buffer strip on improved grassland
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | How much you’ll be paid | Replaced 6m with 4m |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Storing bales or machinery added as an example of ‘storage’ |
BFS1: 12m to 24m watercourse buffer strip on cultivated land
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Storing bales or machinery added as an example of ‘storage’ |
BFS2: Buffer in-field ponds on arable land
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | The land type needs to be eligible at the start of this action’s duration. If the land type changes because of this action, it will not affect eligibility (for example, allowing scrub to develop) |
BFS3: Buffer in-field ponds on improved grassland
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | The land type needs to be eligible at the start of this action’s duration. If the land type changes because of this action, it will not affect eligibility (for example, allowing scrub to develop) |
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | You can apply for this action on the area in a land parcel that does not contain an historic or archaeological feature |
BFS4: Protect in-field trees on arable land
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | The land type needs to be eligible at the start of this action’s duration. If the land type changes because of this action, it will not affect eligibility (for example, allowing scrub to develop) |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Updated wording about the tree’s diameter breast height (DBH) and its relationship to area per tree |
BFS5: Protect in-field trees on intensive grassland
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | How much you’ll be paid | Deleted hectarage calculation as covered under ‘What to do’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | Eligible land will typically be receiving at least 100 kilograms (kg) per ha per year of nitrogen. This replaces references to ‘intensive grassland’ |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Updated wording about the tree’s diameter breast height (DBH) and its relationship to area per tree |
BFS6: 6m to 12m habitat strip next to watercourses
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Eligible land | Scrub is an eligible land type |
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | You can apply for this action on the area in a land parcel that does not contain an historic or archaeological feature |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Storing bales or machinery added as an example of ‘storage’ |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | PRF2 removed from SFI 2024 actions |
WBD1: Manage ponds
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2024 | Eligible land | The only eligible land type for this action is a pond, that’s registered with a ‘pond’ land cover on your digital maps and declared with WFO3 land use code. All other land types have been removed |
WBD4: Arable reversion to grassland with low fertiliser input
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Action’s aim | Deleted ‘next to a watercourse’. Added ‘so the soil is covered by vegetation’ for minimal bare ground |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Updated livestock manure application to 100 kilograms (kg) or more of total nitrogen. Updated nitrogen fertiliser to 50kg or more |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added supplemental action WB9 (nil fertiliser) |
WBD5: Manage intensive grassland adjacent to a watercourse
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | Replaced ‘intensive grassland’ with ‘managed intensively – this usually means it’s been receiving more than 200 kilograms of nitrogen per ha per year before it’s entered into this action’ |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Updated livestock manure application to 100 kilograms (kg) or more of total nitrogen. Updated nitrogen fertiliser to 50kg or more |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added supplemental action WB9 (nil fertiliser) |
WBD6: Remove livestock from intensive grassland during the autumn and winter (outside SDAs)
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | Replaced ‘intensive grassland’ with ‘typically receiving at least 100 kilograms (kg) of nitrogen per ha per year’ Added ‘identified by you as being prone to waterlogging, compaction and poaching – you must keep evidence of this’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Evidence to keep | Added that you must keep written evidence that land entered into this action is prone to waterlogging, compaction or poaching |
WBD8: Manage grassland to reduce nutrient levels in groundwater
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | Replaced ‘intensive grassland’ with ‘managed intensively – this usually means it’s been receiving more than 200 kilograms of nitrogen per ha per year before it’s entered into this action’ Removed conditions relating to recommended fertiliser management system and low intensity farmer |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Deleted ‘well-rotted’ from cattle farmyard manure |
WBD9: Nil fertiliser supplement
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Duration | 5 years instead of ‘same as base action’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | You cannot do this supplemental action on land that’s entered into SW7 or SW8 |
| 5 August 2024 | Eligible land | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Available land | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Rotational or static action | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Evidence to keep | Added ‘as relevant’ to field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
OFC1: Organic conversion – improved permanent grassland
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Eligible land | Deleted ‘semi-improved’ and added ‘semi-improved low input permanent grassland’ (which is defined in section 5.1 in the updated SFI scheme information) |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added supplemental actions SPM2 and SPM3 |
OFC2: Organic conversion – unimproved permanent grassland
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Eligible land | Updated land type to unimproved ‘low input’ permanent grassland (which is defined in section 5.1 in the updated SFI scheme information) |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added supplemental actions SPM2 and SPM3 |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | GRH6 added to SFI 2024 actions SCR2 removed from SFI 2024 actions |
OFC3: Organic conversion – rotational land
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | AHW4 and OFA6 added to SFI 2024 actions |
OFC4: Organic conversion – horticultural land
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Rotational or static action | For non-permanent horticultural crops, this action is rotational. For permanent horticultural crops, this action is static |
OFC5: Organic conversion – top fruit
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | Land needs to be used to grow top fruit as a commercial crop which is not used to produce alcoholic drinks |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | PRF3 added to SFI 2024 actions |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | OFM6 removed from SFI 2024 actions |
OFM1: Organic land management – improved permanent grassland
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | 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) |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added supplemental actions SPM2 and SPM3 |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | HEF8 removed from SFI 2024 actions |
OFM2: Organic land management – unimproved permanent grassland
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Action’s aim | Added rough grazing |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added supplemental actions SPM2 and SPM3 |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | GRH6 added to SFI 2024 actions |
OFM3: Organic land management – enclosed rough grazing
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Eligible land | Updated land type to unimproved ‘low input’ permanent grassland that’s rough grazing (which is defined in section 5.1 in the updated SFI scheme information) |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added supplemental actions SPM4 and SPM5 |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | UPL1, UPL2, UPL3, UPL7, UPL8, UPL9 and UPL10 removed from SFI 2024 actions |
OFM4: Organic land management – rotational land
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | AHW4 added to SFI 2024 actions |
OFM5: Organic land management – horticultural land
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Rotational or static action | For non-permanent horticultural crops, this action is rotational or static. For permanent horticultural crops, this action is static |
OFM6: Organic land management – top fruit
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | Land needs to be used to grow top fruit as a commercial crop which is not used to produce alcoholic drinks |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | PRF3 added to SFI 2024 actions |
OFA1: Overwinter stubble (organic land)
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | You must maintain the stubble area (including the green overwinter cover crop) for a period of time that can reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. This will usually be until around mid-February You must not do the prohibited activities on the stubble area (including the green overwinter cover crop) |
OFA3: Supplementary winter bird food (organic land)
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | How much you’ll be paid | Added AHL2 in the SFI 2023 offer |
| 5 August 2024 | Action’s aim | Deleted ‘firm and free draining, such as farm tracks or hard standing areas’ and ‘close to areas of winter bird food, enhanced overwinter stubbles or game cover’ Added ‘in early spring’ to the breeding season |
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | Added AHL2 in the SFI 2023 offer This action is not available for Countryside Stewardship options OP2 or AB9 You must do this action on land that’s firm and free draining and close to areas of existing winter bird food, enhanced overwinter stubbles or game cover |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | You must use an organic winter supplementary feeding seed mix |
OFA6: Undersown cereal crop (organic land)
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | SOH2 and SOH3 added to SFI 2024 actions |
CAHL1: Pollen and nectar flower mix
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Rotational or static action | This action is rotational or static. Wording on new and existing pollen and nectar flower mix has been removed |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Storing bales or machinery added as an example of ‘storage’ |
| 5 August 2024 | When to do it | Wording updated to reflect that this action is rotational or static for new and existing pollen and nectar flower mix |
CAHL2: Winter bird food on arable and horticultural land
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Rotational or static action | Wording updated to match other actions which are rotational or static |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Storing bales or machinery added as an example of ‘storage’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added supplemental actions AHW2 and OFA3 |
CAHL3: Grassy field corners or blocks
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Storing bales or machinery added as an example of ‘storage’ Added link to GOV.UK guidance on birds, nests and eggs being protected by law |
AHW1: Bumblebird mix
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Rotational or static action | This action is rotational or static. Wording on new and existing bumblebird mix has been removed |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Replaced ‘at least’ with ‘as a minimum’ |
| 5 August 2024 | When to do it | Wording updated to reflect that this action is rotational or static for new and existing bumblebird mix |
AHW2: Supplementary winter bird food
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | How much you’ll be paid | Added AHL2 in the SFI 2023 offer |
| 5 August 2024 | Action’s aim | Deleted ‘firm and free draining, such as farm tracks or hard standing areas’ and ‘close to areas of winter bird food, enhanced overwinter stubbles or game cover’ Added ‘in early spring’ to the breeding season |
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | Added AHL2 in the SFI 2023 offer This action is not available for Countryside Stewardship options OP2 or AB9 You must do this action on land that’s firm and free draining and close to areas of existing winter bird food, enhanced overwinter stubbles or game cover |
AHW3: Beetle banks
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | You can apply for this action on the area in a land parcel that does not contain an historic or archaeological feature |
AHW4: Skylark plots
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Updated example – if you’re growing 5ha of winter cereal crop, there must be at least 10 plots |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | CIPM4 removed from SFI 2024 actions |
AHW5: Nesting plots for lapwing
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | You can apply for this action on the area in a land parcel that does not contain an historic or archaeological feature |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | AHW10, AHW11 and CIPM4 removed from SFI 2024 actions |
AHW6: Basic overwinter stubble
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | You must not apply pre-harvest dessicants to the cereal crop, oilseed rape or linseed |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | AHW8, AHW9 and SOH4 removed from SFI 2024 actions |
AHW7: Enhanced overwinter stubble
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | You must not apply pre-harvest dessicants to the cereal crop, oilseed rape or linseed. The other prohibited activities apply to the stubble area |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | AHW10 and AHW11 removed from SFI 2024 actions |
AHW8: Whole crop spring cereals and overwinter stubble
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Action’s aim | Updated ‘whole crop’ to ‘whole crop silage (grain and straw together)’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | You must keep evidence that the land has been identified by you as not being at risk of soil erosion or runoff |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | You must harvest the cereal crop as whole crop silage You must not apply insecticides to the spring cereal crop after around mid-March until it’s harvested. On the stubble area, you must not top or graze it or apply any fertilisers, manures or lime |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | SOH4 removed from SFI 2024 actions |
AHW9: Unharvested cereal headland
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Replaced ‘sow’ with ‘establish’ You must manage the cereal crop strips or plots for a period of time that can reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. This will usually mean keeping them until around mid-February in the year after establishment Deleted ‘until the crop is harvested’ for the prohibition on insecticide application |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | SOH1 added to SFI 2024 actions |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | SOH4 removed from SFI 2024 actions |
AHW10: Low input harvested cereal crop
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Eligible land | Added ‘not maize’ to eligible land types |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Replaced ‘sow’ with ‘establish’ |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | SOH4 removed from SFI 2024 actions |
AHW11: Cultivated areas for arable plants
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Action’s aim | Added ‘when they’re cultivated in the spring or autumn’ |
AHW12: Manage woodland edges on arable land
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | How much you’ll be paid | Deleted ‘buffer’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | The land type needs to be eligible at the start of this action’s duration. If the land type changes because of this action, it will not affect eligibility (for example, allowing scrub to develop) |
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | You can apply for this action on the area in a land parcel that does not contain an historic or archaeological feature |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | PRF2 removed from SFI 2024 actions |
UPL1: Moderate livestock grazing on moorland
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | Added wording to explain you need to read section 10.3 to find out about: - what it’s advisable for you to do before you apply for this action on SSSI land - how to give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent - what stocking information you need to provide with your SSSI notice |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Replaced ‘Lowland ewe and lamb, or ram’ with ‘Heavy sheep (for example, most lowland sheep, rams and larger hill sheep)’. Replaced ‘Store lamb, hill ewe and lamb or hogg or teg’ with ‘Light sheep (for example, store lambs and small hill sheep)’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added supplemental actions UPL4, UPL5, UPL6, SPM4 and SPM5 |
UPL2: Low livestock grazing on moorland
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | Added wording to explain you need to read section 10.3 to find out about: - what it’s advisable for you to do before you apply for this action on SSSI land - how to give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent - what stocking information you need to provide with your SSSI notice |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Replaced ‘Lowland ewe and lamb, or ram’ with ‘Heavy sheep (for example, most lowland sheep, rams and larger hill sheep)’. Replaced ‘Store lamb, hill ewe and lamb or hogg or teg’ with ‘Light sheep (for example, store lambs and small hill sheep)’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added supplemental actions UPL4, UPL5, UPL6, SPM4 and SPM5 |
UPL3: Limited livestock grazing on moorland
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | Added wording to explain you need to read section 10.3 to find out about: - what it’s advisable for you to do before you apply for this action on SSSI land - how to give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent - what stocking information you need to provide with your SSSI notice |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Replaced ‘Lowland ewe and lamb, or ram’ with ‘Heavy sheep (for example, most lowland sheep, rams and larger hill sheep)’. Replaced ‘Store lamb, hill ewe and lamb or hogg or teg’ with ‘Light sheep (for example, store lambs and small hill sheep)’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added supplemental actions UPL4, UPL5, UPL6, SPM4 and SPM5 |
UPL4: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (minimum 30% GLU)
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Duration | 3 years instead of ‘same as base action’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | If you apply for this supplemental action, you cannot apply for UPL5 or UPL6 on the same area |
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Available area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Rotational or static action | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action Added supplemental actions SPM4 and SPM5 |
UPL5: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (minimum 70% GLU)
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Duration | 3 years instead of ‘same as base action’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | If you apply for this supplemental action, you cannot apply for UPL4 or UPL6 on the same area |
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Available area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Rotational or static action | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action Added supplemental actions SPM4 and SPM5 |
UPL6: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (100% GLU)
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Duration | 3 years instead of ‘same as base action’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | If you apply for this supplemental action, you cannot apply for UPL4 or UPL5 on the same area |
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Available area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Rotational or static action | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action Added supplemental actions SPM4 and SPM5 |
UPL7: Shepherding livestock on moorland (no required stock removal period)
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | Added wording to explain you need to read section 10.3 to find out about: - what it’s advisable for you to do before you apply for this action on SSSI land - how to give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent - what stocking and shepherding information you need to provide with your SSSI notice |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Deleted OFM3 from SFI 2024 actions Added supplemental actions SPM4 and SPM5 |
UPL8: Shepherding livestock on moorland (remove stock for at least 4 months)
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | Added wording to explain you need to read section 10.3 to find out about: - what it’s advisable for you to do before you apply for this action on SSSI land - how to give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent - what stocking and shepherding information you need to provide with your SSSI notice |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added supplemental actions SPM4 and SPM5 |
UPL9: Shepherding livestock on moorland (remove stock for at least 6 months)
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | Added wording to explain you need to read section 10.3 to find out about: - what it’s advisable for you to do before you apply for this action on SSSI land - how to give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent - what stocking and shepherding information you need to provide with your SSSI notice |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added supplemental actions SPM4 and SPM5 |
UPL10: Shepherding livestock on moorland (remove stock for at least 8 months)
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | Added wording to explain you need to read section 10.3 to find out about: - what it’s advisable for you to do before you apply for this action on SSSI land - how to give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent - what stocking and shepherding information you need to provide with your SSSI notice |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added supplemental actions SPM4 and SPM5 |
PRF1: Variable rate application of nutrients
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Action’s aim | Added ‘major’, as this action applies to all major nutrients |
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | Land needs to be receiving applications of at least one major nutrient (nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and magnesium (Mg)) at a rate typically above 100 kilograms (kg) N per ha, 40kg P per ha and 40kg K per ha per year’. This replaces ‘more than 12 tonnes of cattle farmyard manure (or equivalent amounts of available nutrients)’ |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Updated wording to make it clear this action applies to all major nutrients (N, P, K and Mg, as relevant) You do not need to use VRA equipment to apply: - micro-nutrients, such as boron or sulphur - lime, because is not a nutrient – it helps to increase the availability of major nutrients and controls soil acidity (pH) You can use existing zonal testing analysis if it meets this action’s requirements and it’s less than 5 years old |
| 5 August 2024 | Evidence to keep | The ‘as applied’ VRA record needs to be at a land parcel level |
PRF2: Camera or remote sensor guided herbicide spraying
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | You can carry out a ‘blanket’ application of herbicides if you’re applying residual herbicides before sown crop plants or weeds emerge (‘pre-emergence’). This can be at the same time the crop is established (drilled or planted) or within a few days of establishment |
PRF3: Non-mechanical robotic weeding
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | You can apply residual herbicides at the same time the crop is established (drilled or planted) or within a few days of establishment |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | OFC5 and OFM6 added to SFI 2024 actions. OR5 added to CS options |
PRF4: Mechanical robotic weeding
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | It will not usually be possible for you to do this action on combinable crops |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Added ‘if suitable equipment is available to complete this action’ for combinable crops, such as cereals and oilseed rape You can apply residual herbicides at the same time the crop is established (drilled or planted) or within a few days of establishment |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Deleted OR4 and OT4 from CS options |
CIGL1: Take grassland field corners or blocks out of management
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | You can apply for this action on the area in a land parcel that does not contain an historic or archaeological feature |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Added link to Capital Grants Added link to GOV.UK guidance on birds, nests and eggs being protected by law |
CIGL2: Winter bird food on improved grassland
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | SOH1 added to SFI 2024 actions |
CLIG3: Manage grassland with very low nutrient inputs
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Added link to GOV.UK guidance on birds, nests and eggs being protected by law |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added supplemental actions GRH7, GRH8, GRH10, GRH11, SPM2 and SPM3 |
GRH1: Manage rough grazing for birds
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | MOR1 deleted from SFI 2023 actions. Added supplemental actions GRH11, SPM4 and SPM5 |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | PRF2 deleted from SFI 2024 actions |
GRH7: Haymaking supplement
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Duration | 3 years instead of ‘same as base action’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | Added LIG1, LIG2 and GRH6 as base actions. You cannot do this supplemental action on land in GS2 and GS5 |
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Available area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | The minimum 8-week period required by this supplemental action replaces the minimum 7-week period in base action CLIG3. This applies to the area of land entered into this supplemental action Removed requirement to graze with livestock or take a second cut after you’ve removed the hay crop. Instead, you must manage the sward in a way that can reasonably be expected to achieve the relevant base action’s aim. This will usually be by aftermath grazing or taking a second cut |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
GRH8: Haymaking supplement (late cut)
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Duration | 3 years instead of ‘same as base action’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | Added LIG1, LIG2 and GRH6 as base actions. You cannot do this supplemental action on land in GS2 and GS5 |
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Available area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | The minimum 9-week period required by this supplemental action replaces the minimum 7-week period in base action CLIG3 and the minimum 8-week period in base action GRH6 Removed requirement to graze with livestock or take a second cut after you’ve removed the hay crop. Instead, you must manage the sward in a way that can reasonably be expected to achieve the relevant base action’s aim. This will usually be by aftermath grazing or taking a second cut |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
GRH10: Lenient grazing supplement
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Duration | 3 years instead of ‘same as base action’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | Added LIG1 and LIG2 as base actions. You cannot do this supplemental action on land in GS2 and GS5 |
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Available area | Same as or less than your selected base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Rotational or static action | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
GRH11: Cattle grazing supplement (non-moorland)
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Duration | 5 years instead of ‘same as base action’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | Added LIG1 and LIG2 as base actions. You cannot do this supplemental action on land in GS2 and GS5 |
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Available area | Same as or less than your selected base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
SCR1: Create scrub and open habitat mosaics
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | You can apply for this action on the area in a land parcel that does not contain an historic or archaeological feature |
SCR2: Manage scrub and open habitat mosaics
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | You can apply for this action on the area in a land parcel that does not contain an historic or archaeological feature |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Added the reason why you must not use sheep to graze Added link to GOV.UK guidance on birds, nests and eggs being protected by law You can provide non-energy mineral blocks |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | SPM4 and SPM5 added as supplemental actions |
HEF1: Maintain weatherproof traditional farm or forestry buildings
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Action’s aim | Deleted ‘using traditional methods and materials’. Added ‘where relevant’ to features used by bats, owls and kestrels |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | You must use traditional materials, unless non-traditional material has previously been used Updated wording on what you must do if you identify bat activity |
| 5 August 2024 | When to do it | Added wording on timing of carrying out maintenance work or minor repairs if bat activity has been identified |
HEF2: Maintain weatherproof traditional farm or forestry buildings in remote areas
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Action’s aim | Deleted ‘using traditional methods and materials’. Added ‘where relevant’ to features used by bats, owls and kestrels |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | You must use traditional materials, unless non-traditional material has previously been used Updated wording on what you must do if you identify bat activity |
| 5 August 2024 | When to do it | Added wording on timing of carrying out maintenance work or minor repairs if bat activity has been identified |
HEF5: Control scrub on historic and archaeological features
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Added agriculture EIA ‘screening decision’ from Natural England to relevant consents, permissions or licences you may need to apply for Added link to section 10 ‘Get all necessary regulatory consents, permissions and licences in place’ in the SFI scheme information |
HEF6: Manage historic and archaeological features on grassland
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Added consents, permissions or licences you may need to apply for before you remove scrub or trees Added link to section 10 ‘Get all necessary regulatory consents, permissions and licences in place’ in the SFI scheme information |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | UPL1, UPL2 and UPL3 removed from SFI 2024 actions |
SPM2: Keep native breeds on grazed habitats supplement (50-80%)
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Duration | 3 years instead of ‘same as base action’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Action’s aim | Replaced ‘sensitive’ with ‘low input’ grassland |
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | Added LIG1, LIG2 and GRH6 as base actions. You cannot do this supplemental action on land in GS2, GS5, OR1, OR2, OT1 or OT2 |
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Available area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Rotational or static action | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Replaced ‘Lowland ewe and lamb, or ram’ with ‘Heavy sheep (for example, most lowland sheep, rams and larger hill sheep)’. Replaced ‘Store lamb, hill ewe and lamb or hogg or teg’ with ‘Light sheep (for example, store lambs and small hill sheep)’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
SPM3: Keep native breeds on grazed habitats supplement (more than 80%)
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Duration | 3 years instead of ‘same as base action’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Action’s aim | Replaced ‘sensitive’ with ‘low input’ grassland |
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | Added LIG1, LIG2 and GRH6 as base actions. You cannot do this supplemental action on land in GS2, GS5, OR1, OR2, OT1 or OT2 |
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Available area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Rotational or static action | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Replaced ‘Lowland ewe and lamb, or ram’ with ‘Heavy sheep (for example, most lowland sheep, rams and larger hill sheep)’. Replaced ‘Store lamb, hill ewe and lamb or hogg or teg’ with ‘Light sheep (for example, store lambs and small hill sheep)’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
SPM4: Keep native breeds on extensively managed habitats supplement (50-80%)
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Duration | 3 years instead of ‘same as base action’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | Deleted SCR1 You cannot do this supplemental action on land that’s already in an equivalent base action in a CS agreement. This includes WD7, WD8, OT6 and UP2 |
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Available area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Rotational or static action | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Replaced ‘Lowland ewe and lamb, or ram’ with ‘Heavy sheep (for example, most lowland sheep, rams and larger hill sheep)’. Replaced ‘Store lamb, hill ewe and lamb or hogg or teg’ with ‘Light sheep (for example, store lambs and small hill sheep)’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
SPM5: Keep native breeds on extensively managed habitats supplement (more than 80%)
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Duration | 3 years instead of ‘same as base action’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Where you can do this action | Deleted SCR1 You cannot do this supplemental action on land that’s already in an equivalent base action in a CS agreement. This includes WD7, WD8, OT6 and UP2 |
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Available area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | Rotational or static action | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Replaced ‘Lowland ewe and lamb, or ram’ with ‘Heavy sheep (for example, most lowland sheep, rams and larger hill sheep)’. Replaced ‘Store lamb, hill ewe and lamb or hogg or teg’ with ‘Light sheep (for example, store lambs and small hill sheep)’ |
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Added ‘your selected’ in relation to the base action |
CIPM2: Flower-rich grass margins, blocks or in-field strips
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Rotational or static action | This action is rotational or static |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Storing bales or machinery added as an example of ‘storage’ |
CIPM3: Companion crop on arable and horticultural land
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | Deleted ‘only if CIPM3 is done during the summer months’ as that’s already covered in the text for this section. SW6 added to CS options |
CIPM4: No use of insecticide on arable crops and permanent crops
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Plant protection products containing insecticide includes insecticide seed dressings |
| 15 August 2024 | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | AHW7 added to SFI 2024 actions |
CNUM2: Legumes on improved grassland
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Eligibility of protected land | You can apply for this action on the area in a land parcel that does not contain an historic or archaeological feature |
CNUM3: Legume fallow
| Date of change | Heading where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2024 | Rotational or static action | This action is rotational or static. Wording on new and existing legume fallow has been removed |
| 5 August 2024 | What to do | Storing bales or machinery added as an example of ‘storage’ |
| 5 August 2024 | When to do it | Wording updated to reflect that this action is rotational or static for new and existing legume fallow |
| 15 August | Other actions or options you can do on the same area | OFM6 added to SFI 2024 actions |
Changes made to the SFI scheme information
| Date of change | Section where change made | Change details |
|---|---|---|
| 12 November 2024 | 1. About the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme | Removed references to the expression of interest survey as this is no longer required |
| 5 August 2024 | 1. About the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme | Updated to clarify that this SFI scheme information applies to expanded SFI offer agreements |
| 5 August 2024 | 1.2 SFI actions which require endorsement | Added further information about endorsed SFI actions and getting endorsement |
| 5 August 2024 | 1.3 SFI actions with a limited area | Added SFI 2023 action codes and how the 25% limit applies across multiple SFI agreements applied for on or after 26 March 2024 |
| 5 August 2024 | 1.6 Supplemental SFI actions | Added new section |
| 5 August 2024 | 2. When and how much you’ll be paid | Updated to clarify that you do not have to submit an annual claim for SFI |
| 5 August 2024 | 5.1 Eligible land types for SFI | Added definitions for semi-improved and unimproved low input grassland |
| 5 August 2024 | 5.7 Land that’s conditionally exempt from Inheritance Tax | Updated wording |
| 5 August 2024 | 7. Search for actions using the ‘find funding tool’ | Updated land types and areas of interest to align with updates made to the ‘Find funding for land or farms’ tool |
| 5 August 2024 | 9. How to apply online | Updated to clarify that you can apply for another SFI agreement once you’ve submitted your first application |
| 5 August 2024 | 10.3 SSSI consent | Added information on getting SSSI consent to do the SFI actions for moorland and CLIG3 |
| 5 August 2024 | 10.8 Forestry environmental impact assessments | Added new section |
| 5 August 2024 | 11.1 What you’re agreeing to do | Updated to reflect what’s in the SFI agreement terms and conditions |
| 5 August 2024 | 11.2 Agreement start and end date | Updated as you’ll apply for a separate SFI agreement for more SFI actions and land following publication of updated SFI agreement terms and conditions (version 1.1) |
| 5 August 2024 | 12.2 Add actions or land to your agreement | Updated as you’ll apply for a separate SFI agreement for more SFI actions and land following publication of updated SFI agreement terms and conditions (version 1.1) |
| 5 August 2024 | 12.4 What happens if you transfer land in your agreement to another person | Updated as you’ll apply for a separate SFI agreement for more SFI actions and land following publication of updated SFI agreement terms and conditions (version 1.1) |
| 5 August 2024 | Annex B: Summary of the initial expanded SFI offer from summer 2024 | Updated to reflect that GRH6 (manage priority habitat species-rich grassland) is available for applications, the duration of supplemental actions and payment rate for OFA3 (£935 per tonne) |
| 5 August 2024 | Annex C: What supplemental actions you can do with each base action | Added new annex |
| 5 August 2024 | Annex D: Land covers the RPA registers and compatible land use codes | Previous annex C is now annex D |