Guidance
SFI 2023 and SFI Pilot payment rate changes from 1 January 2024
Published 9 January 2024
Applies to England
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SFI 2023 and SFI Pilot payment rates
SFI Pilot payment rates
| Code | Action | Previous rate | New payment rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFI Pilot - Arable & Horticultural Land | Introductory | £32 | £37 |
| SFI Pilot - Arable & Horticultural Land | Intermediate | £60 | £70 |
| SFI Pilot - Arable & Horticultural Land | Advanced | £85 | £99 |
| SFI Pilot - Arable & Horticultural Soils | Introductory | £26 | £29 |
| SFI Pilot - Arable & Horticultural Soils | Intermediate | £41 | £45 |
| SFI Pilot - Arable & Horticultural Soils | Advanced | £60 | £60 |
| SFI Pilot - Hedgerows | Introductory | £20 | £26 |
| SFI Pilot - Hedgerows | Intermediate | £27 | £34 |
| SFI Pilot - Hedgerows | Advanced | £30 | £37 |
| SFI Pilot - Improved Grassland | Introductory | £29 | £32 |
| SFI Pilot - Improved Grassland | Intermediate | £70 | £73 |
| SFI Pilot - Improved Grassland | Advanced | £97 | £103 |
| SFI Pilot - Improved Grassland Soils | Introductory | £31 | £34 |
| SFI Pilot - Improved Grassland Soils | Intermediate | £53 | £55 |
| SFI Pilot - Improved Grassland Soils | Advanced | £84 | £84 |
| SFI Pilot - Low and no Input Grassland | Introductory | £22 | £22 |
| SFI Pilot - Low and no Input Grassland | Intermediate | £138 | £197 |
| SFI Pilot - Low and no Input Grassland | Advanced | £143 | £215 |
| SFI Pilot - Water Body Buffering | Introductory | £21 | £25 |
| SFI Pilot - Water Body Buffering | Intermediate | £37 | £45 |
| SFI Pilot - Water Body Buffering | Advanced | £43 | £51 |
| SFI Pilot - Farm Woodland | - | £49 | £49 |
| SFI Pilot - Create Buffer around 50% of your in-field trees | - | £12 | £13 |
| SFI Pilot - Create buffer around 75% of your in-field trees | - | £12 | £13 |
| Create buffers around in-field trees (Grassland) | - | £4 | £4 |
| SFI Pilot - Provide habitat for wading birds | - | £127 | £127 |
| SFI Pilot - Establish in-field grass strips or blocks on cultivated land | - | £0.06 | £0.09 |
SFI 2023 payment rates
| Code | Action | Previous rate | New payment rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOR1 | - | £10.30 per ha and £265 per agreement per year | £10.60 per ha and £272 per agreement per year |
| SAM 1 | Soil testing, assessment and Plan | £5.80 per ha and £95 per agreement per year | £6 per ha and £97 per agreement per year |
| SAM 2 | Multi-species winter cover crops | £129 | £129 |
| SAM 3 | Herbal leys | £382 | £382 |
| HRW1 | Assess and record hedgerow condition | £3 | £5 |
| HRW2 | Management of hedgerows | £10 | £13 |
| HRW3 | Maintain existing hedgerow trees, or establish new ones | £10 | £10 |
| IPM1 | Complete an integrated pest management (IPM) assessment and produce an IPM plan | £989 | £1,129 |
| IPM2 | Establish and maintain flower-rich grass margins, blocks, or in-field strips | £673 | £798 |
| IPM3 | IPM3 - Establish a companion crop | £55 | £55 |
| IPM4 | IPM4 - No use of insecticide | £45 | £45 |
| NUM1 | NUM1 - Complete a nutrient management (NM) assessment and produce an NM review report | £589 | £652 |
| NUM2 | NUM2 - Establish and maintain legumes | £102 | £102 |
| NUM3 | NUM3 - Legume fallow | £593 | £593 |
| AHL1 | Pollen and nectar flower mix | £614 | £739 |
| AHL2 | Winter bird food arable | £732 | £853 |
| AHL3 | AHL3 - Establish and maintain grassy field corners and blocks | £590 | £590 |
| IGL1 | Grassland field corners | £333 | £333 |
| IGL2 | Winter bird food grassland | £474 | £515 |
| AHL4 | 4m-12m buffer on arable | £451 | £515 |
| IGL3 | 4m-12m buffer on grassland | £235 | £235 |
| LIG1 | (LIG1) Manage grassland with very low nutrient inputs (outside SDAs) | £151 | £151 |
| LIG2 | (LIG2) Manage grassland with very low nutrient inputs (SDAs) | £151 | £151 |