SFI Key Information 2026
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Introduction • • • • •
Only one SFI 26 per farm business No SFI 26 agreement can be worth more than £100,000 Agreement holders will not be able to increase the area or value of rotational actions beyond what they included in year 1 25% area limit cap covering 10 actions Actions with a 5-year duration will become 3-year actions
Action code
SFI action
Annual payment
Agroforestry AGF1
AGF2
Maintain very low density (30-50 trees/ha) in-field agroforestry on less sensitive land Maintain low density (51-130 trees/ha) in-field agroforestry on less sensitive land
£248/ha
£385/ha
Boundary features CHRW2
Manage hedgerows
£13/100m (one side)
BND1
Maintain dry stone walls
£27/100m (both sides)
BND2
Maintain earth banks or stonefaced hedgebanks
£11/100m (both sides)
Buffer strips CAHL4 CIGL3 BFS1 BFS6
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4m-12m grass buffer strip on arable and horticultural land 4m to 12m grass buffer strip on improved grassland 12m-24m watercourse buffer strips on cultivated land 6m to 12m habitat strip next to watercourses
£515/ha £235/ha £707/ha £742/ha
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Action code
SFI action
Annual payment
Farmland wildlife (arable/horticultural land) AHW2
Supplementary winter bird food
£732/t (max 1t per 2ha CAHL2)
AHW3
Beetle banks
£764/ha
AHW4
Skylark plots
£11/plot (min 2 plots/ha)
AHW5
Nesting plots for lapwing
£765/ha
AHW6
Basic overwinter stubble
£58/ha
AHW7 (25% area cap)
Enhanced overwinter stubble
£589/ha
AHW8
Whole crop spring cereals and overwinter stubble
£596/ha
AHW9 (25% area cap)
Unharvested cereal headland
£1,072/ha
AHW10
Low input harvested cereal crop
£354/ha
AHW11 (25% area cap)
Cultivated areas for arable plants
£660/ha
CAHL1 (25% area cap)
Pollen and nectar flower mix
£739/ha
CAHL2 (25% area cap)
Winter bird food on arable and horticultural land
£648/ha (reduced from £853/ha)*
CAHL3 (25% area cap)
Grassy field corners or blocks
£590/ha
GRH7
Haymaking supplement
£157/ha
GRH8
Haymaking supplement (late cut)
£187/ha
GRH10
Lenient grazing supplement
£28/ha
Farmland wildlife (grassland)
GRH12 CLIG3 CIGL1 (25% area cap) CIGL2 (25% area cap) SCR1 SCR2
Manage rough grassland for upland breeding waders Manage grassland with very low nutrient inputs Take grassland field corners or blocks out of management Winter bird food on improved grassland Create scrub and open habitat mosaics Manage scrub and open habitat mosaics
£203/ha £151/ha £333/ha £515/ha £588/ha £350/ha
Heritage HEF1 HEF6
Maintain weatherproof traditional farm or forestry buildings Manage historic and archaeological features on grassland
£5/sq m £55/ha
Integrated pest management CIPM2 (25% area cap) CIPM3 CIPM4
Flower-rich grass margins, blocks or in-field strips Companion crop on arable and horticultural land No use of insecticide on arable crops and permanent crops
£798/ha £55/ha £45/ha
Moorland UPL1
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Moderate livestock grazing on moorland
£35/ha (increased from £20/ha)*
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UPL2 UPL3 UPL5
UPL6
UPL8
UPL10
Low livestock grazing on moorland Limited livestock grazing on moorland Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (min. 70% GLU) Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (min. 100% GLU) Shepherding livestock on moorland (remove stock for at least 4 months) Shepherding livestock on moorland (remove stock for at least 8 months)
£89/ha (increased from £53/ha)* £111/ha (increased from £66/ha)* £18/ha
£23/ha
£74/ha (increased from £43/ha)*
£102/ha (increased from £48/ha)*
Nutrient management CNUM2
Legumes on improved grassland
£102/ha
CNUM3
Legume fallow
£532/ha (reduced from £593/ha)*
Organic OFC1 OFC2 OFC3 OFC4 OFC5 OFM1 OFM2 OFM3 OFM4 OFM5 OFM6
Organic conversion – improved permanent grassland Organic conversion – unimproved permanent grassland Organic conversion – rotational land Organic conversion – horticultural land Organic conversion – top fruit Organic land management – improved permanent grassland Organic land management – unimproved permanent grassland Organic land management – enclosed rough grazing Organic land management – rotational land Organic land management – horticultural land Organic land management - top fruit
£187/ha £96/ha £298/ha £874/ha £1,920/ha £20/ha £41/ha £97/ha £132/ha £707/ha £1,920/ha
Precision farming PRF1 PRF2 PRF4
Variable rate application of nutrients Camera or remote sensor guided herbicide spraying
£27/ha £43/ha
Mechanical robotic weeding
£150/ha
CSAM2
Multi-species winter cover crop
£129/ha
CSAM3
Herbal leys
£224/ha (reduced from £382/ha)*
SOH1
No-till farming
£73/ha
SOH3
Multi-species summer sown cover crop
£163/ha
Soil health
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Species recovery and management SPM3
SPM5
Keep native breeds on grazed habitats supplement (more than 80%) Keep native breeds on extensively managed habitats supplement (more than 80%)
£146/ha
£11/ha
Waterbodies WBD1
Manage ponds
£257/pond (max 3 ponds/ha)
WBD2
Manage ditches
£4/100m (both sides)
WBD3 (25% area cap)
In-field grass strips
£765/ha
WBD4 WBD6
WBD7
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Arable reversion to grassland with low fertiliser input Remove livestock from intensive grassland during the autumn and winter (outside SDAs) Remove livestock from grassland during the autumn and winter (SDAs)
£489/ha £115/ha
£115/ha
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Removed actions from SFI 2024 CHRW1
Assess and record hedgerow condition
£5/100m (one side)
CHRW3
Maintain or establish hedgerow trees
£10/100m (both sides)
BFS2
Buffer in-field ponds on arable land
£681/ha
BFS3
Buffer in-field ponds on improved grassland
£311/ha
BFS4
Protect in-field trees on arable land
£553/ha
BFS5
Protect in-field trees on intensive grassland
£295/ha
AHW1
Bumblebird mix
£747/ha
AHW12 GRH6 GHR11 HEF2 HEF5 HEF8 CIPM1 UPL9 CMOR1 UPL4 UPL7 CNUM1
Manage woodland edges on arable land Manage priority habitat species-rich grassland (endorsed) Cattle grazing supplement (nonmoorland) Maintain weatherproof traditional farm or forestry buildings in remote areas Control scrub on historic and archaeological features Maintain designed or engineered waterbodies Assess integrated pest management and produce a plan Shepherding livestock on moorland (remove stock for at least 6 months) Assess moorland and produce a written record Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (minimum 30% GLU) Shepherding livestock on moorland (no required stock removal period) Assess nutrient management and produce a review report
£428/ha £646/ha £59/ha £8/sq m £215/ha £2,512/ha £1,129/assessment and plan £45/ha £10.60/ha £7/ha £33/ha £652/ha
OFA1
Overwinter stubble (organic land)
£264/ha
OFA3
Supplementary winter bird food (organic land)
£935/t (max 1t per 2ha CAHL2)
OFA6
Undersown cereal crop (organic land)
£380/ha
PRF3
Non-mechanical robotic weeding
£101/ha
SOH4
Winter cover following maize crops
£203/ha
CSAM1
Assess soil, test soil organic matter and produce a soil management plan)
£6/ha
SOH2
Multi-species spring-sown cover crop
£163/ha
SPM2 SPM4 WBD5 WBD9
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Keep native breeds on grazed habitats supplement (50-80%) Keep native breeds on extensively managed habitats supplement (5080%) Manage intensive grassland adjacent to a watercourse Nil fertiliser supplement
£92/ha £7/ha £311/ha £156/ha
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Our key agribusiness specialists David Kinnersley Head of Agribusiness 01905 459427 david.kinnersley@fishergerman.co.uk
Bradley Humber Associate 01905 677356 bradley.humber@fishergerman.co.uk
Peter Roberts Associate Partner 01858 455306 peter.roberts@fishergerman.co.uk
Vicky Povey Agribusiness Consultant 07970 052224 vicky.povey@fishergerman.co.uk
Julie Wade Senior Agribusiness Consultant 01636 642514 julie.wade@fishergerman.co.uk
Rachel Cornthwaite Agribusiness Consultant 01530 441671 rachel.cornthwaite@fishergerman.co.uk
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