Yes, when you submit the changes they will ask the purpose of the change. There will be an option to tick that you are changing for an SFI agreement, it would appear that the RPA are prioritising these.
SFI - Self Help and Tips
- Thread starter yellow belly
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- Northumberland
Anyone had this one? Created application, quite straightforward with no surprises and the summary totals for the 3 years agreed with what I was expecting. Submitted and got the application summary, thought I'd just have a look, and all the area-related actions on 5 parcels are missing, with expected impact on the bottom line.
Now, I know what has happened - I changed the land use on these parcels during the application process, as they were TG01 in BPS 2023 and I didn't want to get the IPM4 bounced (they're now in crop). Probably shouldn't have bothered, as it seems to allow IPM4 on TG01 (?), but what now? Will it come good, or will a wrong offer arrive and I have to decide whether to reject it, wait for it to die, and submit anew or accept and do another for the missing stuff?
I raised a query with the reply "Customer has been responded to" which is helpful!
Now, I know what has happened - I changed the land use on these parcels during the application process, as they were TG01 in BPS 2023 and I didn't want to get the IPM4 bounced (they're now in crop). Probably shouldn't have bothered, as it seems to allow IPM4 on TG01 (?), but what now? Will it come good, or will a wrong offer arrive and I have to decide whether to reject it, wait for it to die, and submit anew or accept and do another for the missing stuff?
I raised a query with the reply "Customer has been responded to" which is helpful!
Yep had exactly this too. Spoke to Jake I think it was on the help line several times who to be fair was very pleasant and as helpful as he could be. I think it's happened to a few folk and they don't seem to know why. I ended up having to reject the offer when it came through then start another application which went through fine. Only thing you have to watch out for it after you have rejected the offer you have to wait for them to process the rejection or you can't select the same options for the same parcels as the system still have them logged onto the original application. It took them about 2 weeks to cancel my first application after I had rejected it, and I was chasing them up quite often as I wanted a start date of 1 March which was looming fast! Thought I was going to miss it as couldn't put second application in until the 28th February. But they came back with an offer on the second application on the 29th!
- Location
- Derbyshire
I had the same had to reject it and start again. After you’ve rejected it you can ring up and they can make all your parcels live again while your on the call. Thats what they did for me.
Government ensures food production remains primary purpose of farming
The government is introducing new measures to limit the amount of land farmers can take out of productive actions under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)
Everyone still like SFI??
- Location
- Hertfordshire
Government ensures food production remains primary purpose of farming
The government is introducing new measures to limit the amount of land farmers can take out of productive actions under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)www.gov.uk
Everyone still like SFI??
Probably yes, still got 7mths to go on my HLS agreement so may mean some money left for those that want to farm like my son. Putting a stop to those hoovering up the budget............
- Location
- Northumberland
Ringing the (25%) changes.
Hindsight
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- Lincolnshire
Scheduled maintenance from 5 pm. . Operational again from 9 tomorrow. Fortuitous coincidence. We await with interest any changes in the morning.
- Location
- Northumberland
Just had a look, as trying to progress a problem app. It seems to be available. Haven't tried to bang 1000Ha AHL2 in, yet.
Hindsight
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- Lincolnshire
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- Northumberland
Anyone with experience of what happens with multiple offers with agreement-level actions on them?
As a result of sorting my earlier application issues, I've 2 offers, both with IPM1 etc on them. Don't mind which one they chop (even better if they don't!), but the earlier app is less than 50Ha, so sod's law dictates that I'll only get a reduced management payment.
TIA.
As a result of sorting my earlier application issues, I've 2 offers, both with IPM1 etc on them. Don't mind which one they chop (even better if they don't!), but the earlier app is less than 50Ha, so sod's law dictates that I'll only get a reduced management payment.
TIA.
Policy says you will be fine for 3 yrs.. enjoy
Question for the knowledgeable, my better half is helping a friend get her head around sfi and stewardship as her son has passed away and she’s been dropped in to the middle of the paper work!!
So the query thats come to light is, one of the fields has a stewardship agreement on it running from jan last year to the end of 2027 which states that it should be in a two year legume fallow but the land agent also has it down in sfi (just agreed) for flower rich borders and half bird feed. Can this be right??
So the query thats come to light is, one of the fields has a stewardship agreement on it running from jan last year to the end of 2027 which states that it should be in a two year legume fallow but the land agent also has it down in sfi (just agreed) for flower rich borders and half bird feed. Can this be right??
Hypothetically and legally she would ring RPA tmrw and cancel the SFI and keep the CS... if that is for real... which it cant be...
Thanks, my wife has had the paperwork in front of her today a she says that that is what it says, definitely! This has all been done by an agent who I have serious doubts about
Yes, so not till Sept 2025 could the legume fallow fields be put into alternative SFI options.Thanks, my wife has had the paperwork in front of her today a she says that that is what it says, definitely! This has all been done by an agent who I have serious doubts about
Assuming the AB15 legume fallow is the whole parcel area?
The legume fallow should be on a 40 acre field, the same field has an sfi agreement excepted which says there should be a twelve metre legume strip going around two sides of it and a ten acre patch of flowers on one side and nothing in the middle.