



Our new SFI application service is designed to be quicker and more straightforward for farmers. If it’s necessary to close applications, this date will be publicised, including on GOV.UK, giving you 6 weeks’ notice. SFI applications opened for BPS eligible farmers from 30 June 2022.Īpplications will remain open, so you can apply at a time that works best for you. Read more about getting paid for an SFI standards agreement. You’ll be paid on a quarterly basis, with the first payment usually made mid-way through the 4th month after your agreement starts. Read the information about eligibility for more details about ‘management control’. You need to have ‘management control’ of the land entered into the agreement for its 3-year duration. AgreementsĪn SFI standards agreement will last for 3 years. Read guidance about how SFI standards work. You’ll be able to add these to your agreement, as well as increase levels and add land. In the future, more standards will be introduced. There will also be an additional annual payment of £6.15 per hectare ( ha) for common land entered into a separate SFI standards agreement. In 2022, there will be 3 standards available, with different levels and payments. Read more information about eligibility for SFI. You’ll be eligible to apply for an SFI standards agreement if you’re a farmer who is eligible for the Basic Payment Scheme ( BPS), with land in England. improve animal health and welfare by helping farmers with the costs of veterinary advice for livestock.recognise how moorland provides benefits to the public (public goods).encourage actions that improve soil health.SFI aims to help farmers manage land in a way that improves food production and is more environmentally sustainable.įarmers will be paid to provide public goods, such as: The other 2 schemes are Local Nature Recovery and Landscape Recovery. The Sustainable Farming Incentive ( SFI) is the first of 3 new environmental schemes being introduced under the Agricultural Transition Plan.
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How to do the actions in the moorland standard How to do the actions in the improved grassland soils standard How to do the actions in the arable and horticultural soils standard The SFI improved grassland soils standard The SFI arable and horticultural soils standard How the SFI standards work and future standards Checking progress of your SFI standards agreement Getting paid for an SFI standards agreement Check regulatory issues and consents that could affect an SFI standards agreement How an SFI standards agreement interacts with other funding schemes Eligibility of commons and shared grazing land for an SFI standards agreement Check you and your land are eligible for an SFI standards agreement How to apply online for an SFI standards agreement on land outside a common Check your land details before you apply for an SFI standards agreement What to do before you apply for an SFI standards agreement
