Been like that for years with mid tier too. SSSI in the HEFER, you need NE sign off on any agreement.
I get that and to be honest was half expecting it but why would I need permission for sfi and not permission to actually farm the land the way I like
Been like that for years with mid tier too. SSSI in the HEFER, you need NE sign off on any agreement.
"Address, holding number, I need NE consent in order to sign off an SFI agreement, none of the options I have selected shall impact the SSSI in any way, Kind regards."
I still need to rectify an issue where an SSSI zone on waste ground prevents selecting certain sfi options on some boarding parcels which are outside the SSSI zone....
Needing permission to farm... they have barely started down that road but it is the route we are on!I get that and to be honest was half expecting it but why would I need permission for sfi and not permission to actually farm the land the way I like
I get that and to be honest was half expecting it but why would I need permission for sfi and not permission to actually farm the land the way I like
Needing permission to farm... they have barely started down that road but it is the route we are on!
I get that and to be honest was half expecting it but why would I need permission for sfi and not permission to actually farm the land the way I like
Why don’t they ask them themselves ?
Because the RPA do not know the details of how your SFI agreement might interreact with an SSSI on your holding and can not be liable for assumptions they might make on your behalf..
Same here and the only option I've put on is HRW1 which is literally a written assessment of the hedgerow, no physical action on the ground. For that parcel it's worth £6 a year to me
Well, phoned RPA today to see if they had any updates. The chap said NE could take ages to get back to me so I decided I would get the ball rolling on withdrawing the application so I asked for a call back from the SFI team...Same here and the only option I've put on is HRW1 which is literally a written assessment of the hedgerow, no physical action on the ground. For that parcel it's worth £6 a year to me
I asked if I could take that parcel out but apparently not without withdrawing the whole application and starting again. Quicker to send the form off to NE and hope for a quick turnaround
Not heard or read of any
I asked on the AHL2 thread as well and a forum member shared the email he had from RPA which clearly stated that you could indeed put the whole of the eligible land in AHL2 for the 3 years of the agreement.
My issue with this is .... will the land not become a jungle of shite , thistles nettles wild oats etc
I think having looked at our own figures there is a very good argument to grow AHL2 instead of 2nd wheats, triticale and barley - along with 1st wheats and OSR. In our situation, there would have been the opportunity to earn a not insignificant income from contract fencing with the time freed up by putting all the arable into AHL2, along with reduced risk and potential to rent out grain stores/drying facilities. However, as much as one tries to be completely business minded about it, there is still the desire to 'farm'.
indeed
