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