Annex 3 – Mixed farming offer options
Use this section to help you complete your Mixed farming offer options
Your land must be registered in the Rural Payments service to the SBI you’re submitting the application for.
For the ‘Mixed farming offer’ you must apply for at least 3 options including:
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the ‘Winter food’ option
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at least 1 from ‘Nectar and pollen’ options
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at least 1 from ‘Additional resources’ options.
You can apply for more of these ‘Mixed farming offer’ options if you wish.
For ‘Nectar and pollen sources for insect pollinators and insect-rich foraging for birds’ you must:
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apply for at least 1 option; and
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use at least 1% of the land in your application for AB1 and AB8; or
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use at least 2% of the land in your application for GS4.
This screen shows the code and name of each option. For more information read Countryside Stewardship grants.
It also shows the total area of the land parcels in the application where the land use is eligible for the option. As well as the total area (in hectares to 4 decimal places) you are applying for under each option.
The text at the top of the screen shows the following (in hectares to 4 decimal places):
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1% of the land in your application in hectares for AB1 or AB8
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2% of the land in your application in hectares for GS4
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the total area you have applied for under either offer.
Click ‘Open’ for each option you want to apply for. All the land parcels with a land use eligible for the option are listed. You may need to scroll down the screen to see them all.
Add the amount of land you want to apply for under the relevant options.
The information on the screen is explained below:
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Sheet Number – the Ordnance Survey sheet reference.
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Parcel Number – the specific land parcel reference number.
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Parcel name – the name you have previously allocated to the land parcel.
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Crop type description – the land use code and land use description for the land parcel. If the land parcel has more than one eligible land use, they will be listed on separate lines.
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Eligible (ha) – the total area of land that is eligible for the option (based on the land use code).
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Applied for (ha) – the area of the land parcel you are applying for under the option (in hectares to 4 decimal places).
When the amounts for each land parcel are correct, click ‘Save’, before you click ‘Back’ which will take you back to the list of options.
Click ‘Close’ after you have added all the land you want to apply for under these options, to take you back to the ‘Edit your application’ list.
For ‘Winter food for seed-eating birds’ you must:
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apply for this option
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use at least 2% of the land in your application.
This screen shows the code and name of each option. For more information read Countryside Stewardship grants.
It also shows the total area of the land parcels in the application where the land use is eligible for the option. As well as the total area (in hectares to 4 decimal places) you are applying for under this option.
The text at the top of the screen shows the following (in hectares to 4 decimal places):
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2% of the land in your application in hectares
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the total area you have applied for under this option.
Click Open. All the land parcels with a land use eligible for the option are listed. You may need to scroll down the screen to see them all.
Add the amount of land you want to apply for.
The information on the screen is explained below:
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Sheet Number – the Ordnance Survey sheet reference.
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Parcel Number – the specific land parcel reference number.
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Parcel name – the name you have previously allocated to the land parcel.
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Crop type description – the land use code and land use description for the land parcel. If the land parcel has more than one eligible land use, they will be listed on separate lines.
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Eligible (ha) – the total area of land that is eligible for the option (based on the land use code).
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Applied for (ha) – the area of the land parcel you are applying for under the option (in hectares to 4 decimal places).
When the amounts for each land parcel are correct, click ‘Save’, before you click ‘Back’ which will take you back to the list of options.
Click ‘Close’ after you have added all the land you want to apply for under these options, to take you back to the ‘Edit your application’ list.
For the ‘Mixed farming offer’ you must apply for at least 3 options including:
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the ‘Winter food’ option
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at least 1 from ‘Nectar and pollen’ options
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at least 1 from ‘Additional resources’ options.
You can apply for more of these ‘Mixed farming offer’ options if you wish.
For ‘Additional resources and habitats’ you must apply for at least 1 option.
If you have a scheduled monument on a land parcel, you must choose the most appropriate option to manage that feature. For more information about managing scheduled monuments read the guidance on the Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England (SHINE) website, click guidance, then useful links.
This screen shows the code and name for each option. For more information read Countryside Stewardship grants.
It also shows the options measured in hectares or tonnes (to 4 decimal places) or metres (in whole numbers), where the land use is eligible for the option. It shows this both as the measurement or maximum area eligible, as well as the amount you are applying for under each option.
The text on the screen confirms that you must apply for at least 1 of the options to meet the minimum requirement. If you have a scheduled monument on your land parcel you should choose the most appropriate option to manage that feature.
Click ‘Open’ for each option you want to apply for. All the land parcels with a land use eligible for the option are listed (along with AB12 which does not relate to specific land parcels). You may need to scroll down the screen to see them all.
Add the amount of land, weight or measurement you want to apply for under the relevant options.
Depending on the options you choose, the screens include slightly different headings which are explained in the sections below under different option codes.
For all options except BE3 and AB12 the screen includes:
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Sheet Number – the Ordnance Survey sheet reference.
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Parcel Number – the specific land parcel reference number.
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Parcel name – the name you have previously allocated to the land parcel.
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Crop type description – the land use code and land use description for the land parcel. If the land parcel has more than one eligible land use, they will be listed on separate lines.
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Eligible (ha) – the total area of land that is eligible for the option (based on the land use code).
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Applied for (ha) – the area of the land parcel you are applying for under the option (in hectares to 4 decimal places).
When the amounts for each land parcel are correct, click ‘Save’.
Click ‘Back’ this will take you back to the list of options. Or click ‘Close’ if you have finished, to take you back to ‘Edit your application’
For option BE3 (metres) the screen includes:
The sheet and parcel numbers, parcel names and crop type descriptions as explained in the section above.
It also includes:
- Applied for (metres) - the number of metres you are applying for under each land parcel. The number of metres you enter should be a whole number. If you enter a number with decimal places, this will be rounded to the nearest whole number automatically. (For HS1, to convert hectares to metres squared, divide the ‘Applied for (ha)’ area by 10,000.)
When the number of metres for each land parcel are correct, click ‘Save’.
Then click ‘Back’ if you want to go back to the list of options. Or click ‘Close’ if you have finished, to take you back to the ‘Edit your application’ list.
For option AB12 the screen includes:
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Maximum quantity (based on AB9) – which shows the maximum amount of option AB12 you can apply for. You can apply 0.5 tonne (500kg) of AB12 for every 2ha of AB9 you included in your application under ‘Winter food for seed-eating birds’.
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Applied for (tonnes) – enter the total number of tonnes (to 4 decimal places) that you are applying for under this option. This cannot be more than the ‘Maximum quantity’ (based on AB9).
When the amounts are correct, click ‘Save’.
Then click ‘Back’ if you want to go back to the list of options. Or click ‘Close’ if you have finished, to take you back to the ‘Edit your application’ list.