SFI actions you can do on different eligible land types and features
Find out which SFI actions in the SFI 2023 offer you can do on different types of eligible land and features, and if the areas can move around your farm.
Applies to England
The tables below set out which SFI actions you can do on different types of eligible land and features. Find out how we define eligible land and features.
The land type must be eligible for the SFI actions you choose at the start of your SFI agreement. If the land type changes because you’re completing the SFI actions this will not affect eligibility. You’ll continue to be paid for the SFI actions.
For each SFI action, the tables also set out:
- which actions are rotational, so they can move to different areas of land each year of your SFI agreement, and which ones are static, so must be done on the same area for the duration of your 3-year SFI agreement
- if you can do the action on the total ‘SFI available area’ within a land parcel or part of it – the SFI available area for each action is automatically calculated in the SFI application service to show you what area within a land parcel may be eligible for each action (read eligible land for the SFI actions for more information on how we’ll calculate the SFI available area for each action)
- the annual payment for each action
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SFI actions you can do on different land types and features
The tables below show the actions that you can take.
Actions for soils
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Code | SFI action | Rotational or static action | Total or part SFI available area | Annual payment | Arable land - Arable crops | Arable land - Temporary grassland | Permanent crops - Horticultural | Permanent crops - Non-horticultural | Permanent grassland - Improved | Permanent grassland - Low input | Moorland | Hedgerows |
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SAM1 | Assess soil, test soil organic matter and produce a plan | Static | Total only | £6.00 per hectare and an additional payment of £97 per agreement | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
SAM2 | Multi-species winter cover crops | Rotational or static | Total or part | £129 per hectare | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
SAM3 | Herbal leys | Rotational or static | Total or part | £382 per hectare | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Actions for moorland
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Code | SFI action | Rotational or static action | Total or part SFI available area | Annual payment | Arable land - Arable crops | Arable land - Temporary grassland | Permanent crops - Horticultural | Permanent crops - Non-horticultural | Permanent grassland - Improved | Permanent grassland - Low input | Moorland | Hedgerows |
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MOR1 | Assess moorland and produce a written record | Static | Total only | £10.60 per hectare and an additional payment of £272 per agreement | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Actions for hedgerows
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Code | SFI action | Rotational or static action | Total or part SFI available area | Annual payment | Arable land - Arable crops | Arable land - Temporary grassland | Permanent crops - Horticultural | Permanent crops - Non-horticultural | Permanent grassland - Improved | Permanent grassland - Low input | Moorland | Hedgerows |
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HRW1 | Assess and record hedgerow condition | Static | Not applicable | £5 per 100 metres – one side | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | Yes |
HRW2 | Manage hedgerows | Static | Not applicable | £13 per 100 metres – one side | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | Yes |
HRW3 | Maintain or establish hedgerow trees | Static | Not applicable | £10 per 100 metres – both sides | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | * Not applicable | Yes |
*Not applicable – linear SFI action which can be done on the boundaries of these land types
Actions for integrated pest management
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Code | SFI action | Rotational or static action | Total or part SFI available area | Annual payment | Arable land - Arable crops | Arable land - Temporary grassland | Permanent crops - Horticultural | Permanent crops - Non-horticultural | Permanent grassland - Improved | Permanent grassland - Low input | Moorland | Hedgerows |
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IPM1 | Assess integrated pest management and produce a plan | Not applicable | Not applicable – agreement level SFI action | £1,129 per year | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
IPM2 | Flower-rich grass margins, blocks, or in-field strips | Rotational or static | Total or part | £798 per hectare | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
IPM3 | Companion crop on arable and horticultural land | Rotational or static | Total or part | £55 per hectare | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
IPM4 | No use of insecticide on arable crops and permanent crops | Rotational or static | Total only | £45 per hectare | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Actions for nutrient management
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Code | SFI action | Rotational or static action | Total or part SFI available area | Annual payment | Arable land - Arable crops | Arable land - Temporary grassland | Permanent crops - Horticultural | Permanent crops - Non-horticultural | Permanent grassland - Improved | Permanent grassland - Low input | Moorland | Hedgerows |
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NUM1 | Assess nutrient management and produce a review report | Not applicable | Not applicable – agreement level SFI action | £652 per year | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
NUM2 | Legumes on improved grassland | Rotational or static | Total or part | £102 per hectare | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
NUM3 | Legume fallow | Rotational or static | Total or part | £593 per hectare | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Actions for farmland wildlife on arable and horticultural land
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Code | SFI action | Rotational or static action | Total or part SFI available area | Annual payment | Arable land - Arable crops | Arable land - Temporary grassland | Permanent crops - Horticultural | Permanent crops - Non-horticultural | Permanent grassland - Improved | Permanent grassland - Low input | Moorland | Hedgerows |
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AHL1 | Pollen and nectar flower mix | Rotational or static | Total or part | £739 per hectare | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
AHL2 | Winter bird food on arable and horticultural land | Rotational or static | Total or part | £853 per hectare | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
AHL3 | Grassy field corners and blocks | Static | Total or part | £590 per hectare | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Actions for farmland wildlife on improved grassland
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Code | SFI action | Rotational or static action | Total or part SFI available area | Annual payment | Arable land - Arable crops | Arable land - Temporary grassland | Permanent crops - Horticultural | Permanent crops - Non-horticultural | Permanent grassland - Improved | Permanent grassland - Low input | Moorland | Hedgerows |
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IGL1 | Take grassland field corners or blocks out of management | Static | Total or part | £333 per hectare | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
IGL2 | Winter bird food on improved grassland | Rotational or static | Total or part | £515 per hectare | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Actions for buffer strips
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Code | SFI action | Rotational or static action | Total or part SFI available area | Annual payment | Arable land - Arable crops | Arable land - Temporary grassland | Permanent crops - Horticultural | Permanent crops - Non-horticultural | Permanent grassland - Improved | Permanent grassland - Low input | Moorland | Hedgerows |
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AHL4 | 4m to 12m grass buffer strip on arable and horticultural land | Static | Total or part | £515 per hectare | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
IGL3 | 4m to 12m grass buffer strip on improved grassland | Static | Total or part | £235 per hectare | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Actions for low input grassland
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Code | SFI action | Rotational or static action | Total or part SFI available area | Annual payment | Arable land - Arable crops | Arable land - Temporary grassland | Permanent crops - Horticultural | Permanent crops - Non-horticultural | Permanent grassland - Improved | Permanent grassland - Low input | Moorland | Hedgerows |
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LIG1 | Manage grassland with very low nutrient inputs (outside SDAs) | Static | Only total SFI available area, unless done with IGL1 | £151 per hectare | No | Yes, outside SDAs | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
LIG2 | Manage grassland with very low nutrient inputs (SDAs) | Static | Only total SFI available area, unless done with IGL1 | £151 per hectare | No | Yes, in SDAs below the moorland line | No | No | Yes, in SDAs below the moorland line | Yes, in SDAs below the moorland line | No | No |
Last updated 28 February 2024 + show all updates
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Updating new annual payment figures
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