Stacking analysis for Arable: Breakdown of SFI income for options A to C

The tables below show the income that the 455 ha arable farm would receive for carrying out different SFI actions after the costs of carrying out these actions have been subtracted.

The tables accompany Figures 2, 4 and 6 of the arable analysis. The graphs show the three-year projection of income received by the virtual farm from direct payments and SFI actions for options A, B and C.

Option A – breakdown of income (Figure 2)

Code	Action	Income (£)
Code	Action	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
	SFI management payment	1,000	1,000	1,000
SAM1	Assess soil, test soil organic matter (SOM), produce soil management plan	191	666	666
SAM2	Multi-species winter cover crop	436	436	436
HRW1*	Assess and record hedgerow condition	1,394	1,394	1,394
HRW2*	Manage hedgerows	4,648	4,648	4,648
HRW3	Maintain or establish hedgerow trees	2,324	2,324	2,324
IPM1	Assess integrated pest management and produce a plan	989	989	989
IPM3	Companion crop on arable land	-20	-20	-20
IPM4	No use of insecticide on arable crops and permanent crops	3,038	3,038	3,038
NUM1	Assess nutrient management and produce a plan	589	589	589

*Both sides of hedgerow entered

For IPM3, the costs associated with carrying out the action were found to be higher than the payment received for the 455 ha arable farm, resulting in an overall deficit of £20 for each year of the scheme. This deficit, however, can easily be absorbed by income received from other actions where the payment outweighs the cost.

It was assumed that the farm incurred no extra cost for carrying out the actions HRW1, HRW2, HRW3, IPM1 and NUM1, and so the net payment rate was identical to the gross payment rate, as published by Defra (and shown in Table 1 on the arable main page).

Option B – breakdown of income (Figure 5)

Code	Action	Income (£)
Code	Action	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
	SFI management payment	1,000	1,000	1,000
SAM1	Assess soil, test SOM, produce soil management plan	191	666	666
SAM2	Multi-species winter cover crop	436	436	436
HRW1*	Assess and record hedgerow condition	1,394	1,394	1,394
HRW2*	Manage hedgerows	4,648	4,648	4,648
HRW3	Maintain or establish hedgerow trees	2,324	2,324	2,324
IPM1	Assess integrated pest management and produce a plan	989	989	989
IPM3	Companion crop on arable land	-20	-20	-20
IPM4	No use of insecticide on arable crops and permanent crops	3,038	3,038	3,038
NUM1	Assess nutrient management and produce a plan	589	589	589
IPM3	Flower rich grass margins, blocks or in-field strips	1,416	6,730	6,730
NUM3	Legume fallow	1,982	1,982	1,982
AHL1	Pollen and nectar flower mix	2,100	3,070	3,070
AHL2	Winter bird food on arable and horticultural land	6,185	6,185	6,185
AHL3	Grassy field corners and blocks	2,950	2,950	2,950
AHL4	4m to 12m grass buffer strip on arable and horticultural land	179	419	419

*Both sides of hedgerow entered

Option C – breakdown of income (Figure 7)

Code	Action	Income (£)
Code	Action	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
	SFI management payment	1,000	1,000	1,000
SAM1	Assess soil, test SOM, produce soil management plan	191	666	666
SAM2	Multi-species winter cover crop	436	436	436
HRW1*	Assess and record hedgerow condition	1,394	1,394	1,394
HRW2*	Manage hedgerows	4,648	4,648	4,648
HRW3	Maintain or establish hedgerow trees	2,324	2,324	2,324
IPM1	Assess integrated pest management and produce a plan	989	989	989
IPM3	Companion crop on arable land	-20	-20	-20
IPM4	No use of insecticide on arable crops and permanent crops	3,038	3,038	3,038
NUM1	Assess nutrient management and produce a plan	589	589	589
IPM3	Flower rich grass margins, blocks or in-field strips	1,416	6,730	6,730
NUM3	Legume fallow	1,982	1,982	1,982
AHL1	Pollen and nectar flower mix	2,100	3,070	3,070
AHL2	Winter bird food on arable and horticultural land	6,185	6,185	6,185
AHL3	Grassy field corners and blocks	2,950	2,950	2,950
AHL4	4m to 12m grass buffer strip on arable and horticultural land	179	419	419
AB7	Whole crop cereals	8,760	8,760	8,760
WD3	Woodland edges on arable land	402	402	402
BE1	Protection of in-field trees on arable land	60	60	60

*Both sides of hedgerow entered

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