matthew
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Well Craig Bennet CEO of the Wildlife Trusts is very unhappy of Radio 4 at the moment. Is that good or bad??
Excellent.
Well Craig Bennet CEO of the Wildlife Trusts is very unhappy of Radio 4 at the moment. Is that good or bad??
You get Ā£44 a hectare for doing this:So we get Ā£40/ha max? For that Iām out.
Sounds like a positive to me...Well Craig Bennet CEO of the Wildlife Trusts is very unhappy of Radio 4 at the moment. Is that good or bad??
You will also have to test SOM in every parcel every five years. We have lots of small parcels so will have to take hedges out or it wonāt be worthwhile!You get Ā£44 a hectare for doing this:
Complete a basic soil assessment Add legume, herb and grass mix (10% area) Maintain permanent grassland (10% area) Manage stocking density (10% area)
I assume we will be able to sign up for other standards in the future as they come online. @Janet Hughes Defra is this correct?
If I add my time in on a lot of perm want pasture we cannot resow I am not sure it makes sense at that rate on small areas.You get Ā£44 a hectare for doing this:
Complete a basic soil assessment Add legume, herb and grass mix (10% area) Maintain permanent grassland (10% area) Manage stocking density (10% area)
I assume we will be able to sign up for other standards in the future as they come online. @Janet Hughes Defra is this correct?
These were the previously published standard, the document today for Intermediate improved grassland shows Ā£58/ha for test soil organic matter by field every 5 years, soil assessment and management plan (defra to supply templates), maintain green cover on 95% over winter, any bare land must not be subject to erosion or at risk of run off and 15% herbal leys (can be existing if not already funded by CS)You get Ā£44 a hectare for doing this:
Complete a basic soil assessment Add legume, herb and grass mix (10% area) Maintain permanent grassland (10% area) Manage stocking density (10% area)
I assume we will be able to sign up for other standards in the future as they come online. @Janet Hughes Defra is this correct?
You just get the intermediate payment - eg if you choose the intermediate level of the arable and hort soils standard you get Ā£40/ha per year@Janet Hughes Defra
With the soils, if you do intermediate, do you get Ā£40/ha or do you get Ā£40/ha plus introductory Ā£28/ha?
@Janet Hughes Defra
With the soils, if you do intermediate, do you get Ā£40/ha or do you get Ā£40/ha plus introductory Ā£28/ha?
You just get the intermediate payment - eg for arable and hort soils the intermediate payment is Ā£40/ha per yearIf you do intermediate do you also get the payment for introductory or just the intermediate
This is not correct. I think youāre looking at the SFI pilot version of the soils standard.You get Ā£44 a hectare for doing this:
Complete a basic soil assessment Add legume, herb and grass mix (10% area) Maintain permanent grassland (10% area) Manage stocking density (10% area)
I assume we will be able to sign up for other standards in the future as they come online. @Janet Hughes Defra is this correct?
Iām reading it as they are just paying for your herd health plan. Ā£522 total, vets will do well out of it, itās about double our current cost of doing our health planHave I got the beef bit right,
If I follow the welfare directives I will get Ā£522 per animal?
thanks, it may be worth deleting the link from the blog post which links back to the old standard. In fact, it would probably be worth deleting the draft standards off the internet to avoid confusion.This is not correct. I think youāre looking at the SFI pilot version of the soils standard.
At the top of the thread Iāve posted a link to the relevant standards for early rollout of the SFI scheme for everyone in 2022.
For example, the intermediate level of the improved grassland soils standard will pay Ā£58 per hectare for the following actions:
- test soil organic matterāÆ
- undertake a soil assessment and produce a soilāÆmanagement planāÆ
- 95% green cover to protect soil (no more than 5% bare ground over winter)
- Establish or maintain herbal leys to improve soil health on at least 15% of land in the standard
https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...ng-incentive-how-the-scheme-will-work-in-2022
Yes, it's correct that you can sign up for other standards in future as they come online.
The payment rates for the Annual Health and Welfare Review are per Review, not per animal. Herd size does not affect the payment rate so an eligible beef farmer would receive a total of Ā£522 for the Review.Have I got the beef bit right,
If I follow the welfare directives I will get Ā£522 per animal?
Yes me too - interested in answerWe are in year 1 of a CS agreement that covers approx 60% of our farmed area. Mostly permanent pasture and herb rich leys.
Presumably we could enter our arable land into the soil element assuming we satisfy the relevant criteria as well as the CS from next year?
Pretty sure I read that CS agreements can start up to 2024 scheme year.can we still apply for mid tier stewardship for 2023 start
ihmo a known known is preferable to an unknown untested scheme
Thanks, we're deleting that link now - I can see exactly what you meanthanks, it may be worth deleting the link from the blog post which links back to the old standard. In fact, it would probably be worth deleting the draft standards off the internet to avoid confusion.
No bare ground over winter (improved grassland ā introductory and intermediate levels)
What: You must ensure no more than 5% of the total area of land entered into the standard is left bare (or becomes bare) over the winter months. No land at high risk of erosion or runoff should be left bare over the winter months.
Yeah so the Vet gets Ā£100/hr and we get about Ā£10/hr for doing the rest of the standards with all the riskIām reading it as they are just paying for your herd health plan. Ā£522 total, vets will do well out of it, itās about double our current cost of doing our health plan