Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pilot

[Harper_FLAM]

Eleanor Parker is an MSc student at Harper Adams University, currently undertaking a Masters research project jointly with AHDB (https://www.harper-adams.ac.uk/research/project/1294/ahdb-sustainable-farming-incentive-project). The project looks at how farmers are adapting or planning for changes ahead in agricultural policy in England and farmers’ views on the impact of the new schemes that are being rolled out. At this stage, the project is seeking participants for interviews of no more than 60 minutes via phone or Zoom. To compensate for the time spent on the interview, an Amazon voucher of £25 will be offered/emailed to the participant after the interview.

If you are going to take part in the SFI pilot this autumn, are you willing to be interviewed?

If yes, please reply to this thread or please email Mr Nigel Hill at [email protected] or Eleanor Parker [email protected] directly to participate. Thank you.

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

Eleanor Parker is an MSc student at Harper Adams University, currently undertaking a Masters research project jointly with AHDB (https://www.harper-adams.ac.uk/research/project/1294/ahdb-sustainable-farming-incentive-project). The project looks at how farmers are adapting or planning for changes ahead in agricultural policy in England and farmers’ views on the impact of the new schemes that are being rolled out. At this stage, the project is seeking participants for interviews of no more than 60 minutes via phone or Zoom. To compensate for the time spent on the interview, an Amazon voucher of £25 will be offered/emailed to the participant after the interview.

If you are going to take part in the SFI pilot this autumn, are you willing to be interviewed?

If yes, please reply to this thread or please email Mr Nigel Hill at [email protected] or Eleanor Parker [email protected] directly to participate. Thank you.

By the lack of response I am not sure anyone signed up!

 

[Wombat]

By the lack of response I am not sure anyone signed up!

I think based on all our opinions of it there won’t be many.

 

[Coximus]

the only people signing up will by hobby farmers, sycophants with ideology or a few of the optimists left after e lifetime of shocking disappointment at how the powers that be regulate our industry into oblivion through a level of on ground understanding equivalent of asking a 5 year old where food comes from.

 

[rusty]

I looked at the pilot but did not apply for several reasons including low payment rates, lack of time to apply at my busiest time of year and unacceptable compromises to my farming system.

 

[steveR]

I looked at the pilot but did not apply for several reasons including low payment rates, lack of time to apply at my busiest time of year and unacceptable compromises to my farming system.

Sums up my overview of SFI Pilot.

 

[alomy75]

I think I must have been looking at a different scheme to you lot! The sfi application, providing your fields are on the rlr correctly, is less than an hours work. As for the change in farming practice you may find that you’re doing most/all of it anyway. The cherry on the cake for me is that defra are not looking to enforce anything in the first year as we all learn what’s expected/practical and they also pay monthly for my time to give feedback. Admittedly I don’t know how much of my time is expected for that bit but I can guarantee it’s the most money per hour I’ll ever make. Unfortunately, grant applications are a part of modern Agriculture; however small a contribution they make.

 

[Stw88]

I looked at the pilot but did not apply for several reasons including low payment rates, lack of time to apply at my busiest time of year and unacceptable compromises to my farming system.

Annoys me that most farm paper work is to fill out through busy times of the year sfp form and stewardship is all to do between March and June when there’s lambing, calving and other spring work to do. Plenty wet days and dark nights through winter to sit in the office.

 

[Repeat]

I found applying very easy , almost too much so that I was worried about what I have missed out. We kept it simple and only applied for the two soils standards.

 

[BenAdamsAgri]

Eleanor Parker is an MSc student at Harper Adams University, currently undertaking a Masters research project jointly with AHDB (https://www.harper-adams.ac.uk/research/project/1294/ahdb-sustainable-farming-incentive-project). The project looks at how farmers are adapting or planning for changes ahead in agricultural policy in England and farmers’ views on the impact of the new schemes that are being rolled out. At this stage, the project is seeking participants for interviews of no more than 60 minutes via phone or Zoom. To compensate for the time spent on the interview, an Amazon voucher of £25 will be offered/emailed to the participant after the interview.

If you are going to take part in the SFI pilot this autumn, are you willing to be interviewed?

If yes, please reply to this thread or please email Mr Nigel Hill at [email protected] or Eleanor Parker [email protected] directly to participate. Thank you.

willing to participate, farmer and advisor, going into an sfi at home this year

 

[Harper_FLAM]

willing to participate, farmer and advisor, going into an sfi at home this year

Thank you very much. That'll be great. Could you please email Eleanor Parker on [email protected] if you haven't done so?

 

[Harper_FLAM]

For information on SFI updates: https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2021/10/15/update-on-the-sustainable-farming-incentive-pilot/

 

[steveR]

For information on SFI updates: https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2021/10/15/update-on-the-sustainable-farming-incentive-pilot/

Some comments already in Eleanor!!

Sustainable Farming Incentive Deadline Looming

No it just doesn’t stack up. We spent the best part of a day going through it and from an arable point of view, it’s pointless. They’ve got it very wrong in my view and even if they doubled the rates it’s still questionable. Yes, way off. The last nail in the coffin for us was the percentage...

thefarmingforum.co.uk

 

[Wombat]

So as it’s a 3yr contract and they can change it as they see fit and the farmer takes the backdated shafting….

SFI Pilot Agreement contract.

Set out below is the text of the agreement DEFRA expect me to sign to be part of the Sustainable Farming Incentive Pilot (SFI Pilot) Agreement with my details omitted. The poll is for fun (perhaps) DEFRA expect me to sign this without knowing what the payment rates will be over a three year...

thefarmingforum.co.uk

 

[Still Farming]

Big bit in paper today about green Grant's for farmers in England Guess , announcements today?

 

[Spade]

In the pilot scheme but must admit have I only now have a small acreage the attraction was the 5k initially.If I had been farming like I was 3 year ago with 370 acres it would not have been worth the hassle even though I was doing most of the stuff anyway.