Recent content by Janet Hughes Defra

Yes, those in SFI will have access to the CS capital offer (see section 1.1, page 7) Can I ask you to say a bit more about how has CSF increased paperwork and what the issues are in terms of regional variations? (There aren't any regional variations in SFI eligibility) We've also amended the...

We're not trying to give ourselves power, we're trying to give you flexibility so that you can implement the actions in whatever way makes most sense on your farm, and put in place more flexible and pragmatic controls to support that. This is our response to farmers asking us to make schemes...

Sorry, I thought I had addressed the question - to clarify: the hedgerow buffer margin requirement is part of cross-compliance, so it's not optional for anyone claiming BPS - the consultation is about what the rules should be and how they should work when cross-compliance ends. We're not looking...

We're aware of the contribution BPS makes to LFA grazing livestock farms, yes - that's why the government decided to phase out BPS over 7 years, to give farmers time to plan and adapt, and why there is a range of payments and other support being made available. The farming budget doesn't just...

We're aware of the contribution BPS makes to LFA grazing livestock farms, yes - that's why the government decided to phase out BPS over 7 years, to give farmers time to plan and adapt, and why there is a range of payments and other support being made available. The farming budget doesn't just...

Yes, happy to keep the thread open while there are still questions - I won't be around very much for the next 3 days as I'm on a residential course that runs all day and eve on Tues and Weds and then in meetings all day Thurs, but I'll come back on Friday and pick up question, and then again...

That's correct, but the action I was referring to in answer to the question about it was IGL3, which is the grass buffer strip action - the application of fertilisers / manures is prohibited in that action

Evening all - just to update you: I initially said I would keep this thread open for a week but I can see there are still some questions coming in so I am keeping it open and will carry on checking in over the next few days. I also have one or two more technical questions outstanding, which...

These prices are different because of the differences in the amount of farming income you would, on average, forego by undertaking them, including the fact that IGL1 allows grazing (and therefore production and income can still be generated from the land) whereas AHL3 does not.

LIG1 prohibits cultivation, so it’s incompatible with NUM2 (which requires you to establish and maintain legumes)

There isn't an AB6 equivalent in SFI yet - we're working on making it easier to combine options in the way you want to do for next year and will publish more info about how this will work later this year (we're testing approaches to this now).

There isn't an AB6 equivalent for SFI in the 2023 offer yet, no. We're working on making it easier to combine options in the way you describe from next year and we'll publish more about how this will work later this year (we're testing approaches to this now).

IGL3 prohibits the application of fertilisers and plant protection products (spotting spraying is permitted) to the grass buffers to protect adjacent environmental feature (e,g, hedge, river) from intensive agricultural operations. Applications of fertilisers and plant protection products are...

There's no rule against that, no - SAM2 requires you to establish the multi-species winter cover early enough so it can reasonably be expected to meet the action’s aim (which is that there’s a well-established multi-species cover crop over the winter months). How you do that is up to you...

We've included blackgrass as we know that some people use this option for that purpose; more broadly if you want to cut or graze we'd suggest looking at the herbal ley option as an alternative (and apologies for the delay in responding to this one, I was double-checking the answer with my team)