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Ok like you i could not do an Sfi application last autumn due to conflict between cs rotational and Sfi , but if you tell cs each year where your rotational in may , as of January they remove where they are until you tell them in may . So if like me you can do a Sfi , I did

Have I missed something . Thought it was a mix of 2 grass ,2clover,2herbs

tb isolation units need there own cph number , ideally away from main holding with a badger proof building . calves can enter it for 6 weeks, then no more until all animals in it have 2 clear tests 60 days apart ,then if clear out and start again . good luck

Speaking to someone who should now,I was told conversion is a 5 year deal on cs so not likely to be on Sfi but annual management payments may get moved to Sfi .so in his view cs to stay in some form .?

i think we need to stop using cs rules for sfi , nowhere in the sfi rules does it say how long you need keep sam 3 , a mixture of grass/legume and herb for . dont get coned into an expensive herbal ley from the seed trade !

as it says its only guidance , so its up to you to plant what you think will achieve the aims on your farm . we farmers like a gamble

have you got that in print from rpa ,as i can only get what they use for cs which are not the same as sfi .have been told as long as you achieve the aims with a mixture of grass/legumes and herbs .

i think you may need to check your information as from what i have been told you can only change you sfi for year 2 not what you have done in year 1 ,as i see it you have to do what you applied for on the application and this can not be changed up or down . hope i am wrong

been talking to them for over a week with no conclusion. problem is with cs system no changing 2023 rotational options , may only be able to a sfi claim when cs has changed on 1 jan

i have had conversations with both cs and sfi helpline again today , and very help full but dont now how to solve the problem ,have been told both departments are going to talk to each other before getting back to me . the problem will not go away until they change the cs system .

glad to here that i am not the only one , lady at cs says it could be a big issue and raised it with cs IT, as you say cs options do no need to be in until sept 24 but does not now when the computer system is upgraded . so to me thats a whole year of sam3 not paid for .

has anyone had problems with cs rotational options not allowing sfi options , speaking to cs they do not change your 2023 options on there system to late 2024 so you can not apply for sfi in 2024 eg following op5 in 2023 with sam3 in 2024 . it looks like a problem

Here is our problem ,that gov recommendation is for countryside stewardship not Sfi ,have spoken to other seed companies who could not answer, we’re are only looking to have these less down for 2/3 years in an arable rotation so don’t won’t to spend a fortune but be ok for Sfi .

Sfi herbal ley? If anyone can get the required seed mixture in print can they put it on here as I can not get one from the rpa .I have spoken to more than one person and have had conflicting answers ,best I can get is to achieve the aims of mixture of grass/legume and herbs all with different...

i have an old 2m grassland version in the nettles, which i keep meaning to do something with .north bath any good

Well what we do and what we should do is not the same .we are told due to seed being our only major input we should be planting new high vigor organic seed at high seed rates depending on thousand grain weight,about 25% higher than conventional and not before the end of October . But in reality...

I think you will find that your weeds on an organic farm will be determined by your soil type and amount of grass in the rotation.your heavy fertile soil with plenty of grass in the rotation will probably have plenty of docks where my thin Cotswold brash has wild oats and charlock,so you have to...

So as an organic farmer, I have looking at direct drilling for a number of years as I think it is the way forward on my small thin soiled farm. Never been able to plough my shallow Cotswold brash well enough to burry all the weed seeds.so does the long term direct drillers think that shallow...

As an organic farmer who imports organic chicken muck it all comes down to your location, as haulage can make it very costly.check with your certification body as they are not all the same . I think some will let you use conventional free range muck if no gm are fed. There was someone...