Stacking analysis for Beef & Lamb: breakdown of SFI income for options A and B

The tables below show the total income the beef and sheep farms would receive for carrying out different SFI actions after the costs of carrying out the actions have been subtracted.

150 ha beef and sheep farm

150 ha beef and sheep farm: Option A – breakdown of income (Figure 2)

Code	Action	Income (£)
		Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
	SFI management payment	1,000	1,000	1,000
SAM1	Assess soil, test SOM, produce soil management plan	135	347	347
HRW1*	Assess and record hedgerow condition	800	800	800
HRW3	Maintain or establish hedgerow trees	800	800	800
IPM1	Assess integrated pest management and produce a plan	1,129	1,129	1,129
NUM1	Assess nutrient management and produce a plan	652	652	652
NUM2	Legumes on improved grassland	1,020	1,020	1,020

* Both sides of hedgerow entered
SOM: Soil organic matter

It was assumed that the farm incurred no extra cost for carrying out the actions HRW1, HRW3, IPM1, NUM1 and NUM2 and so the net payment rate was identical to the gross payment rate as published by Defra (and shown in Table 1 on the beef & lamb main page).

150 ha beef and sheep farm: Option B – breakdown of income (Figure 4)

Code	Action	Income (£)
		Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
	SFI management payment	1,000	1,000	1,000
SAM1	Assess soil, test SOM, produce soil management plan	135	347	347
HRW1*	Assess and record hedgerow condition	800	800	800
HRW3	Maintain or establish hedgerow trees	800	800	800
IPM1	Assess integrated pest management and produce a plan	1,129	1,129	1,129
NUM1	Assess nutrient management and produce a plan	652	652	652
NUM2	Legumes on improved grassland	1,020	1,020	1,020
IGL1	Take improved grassland field corners or blocks out of management	750	750	750
IGL2	Winter bird food on improved grassland	1,710	1,710	1,710

* Both sides of hedgerow entered

220 ha mixed farm

The tables below show the total income the 220 ha mixed farm would receive for carrying out different SFI actions after the costs of carrying out the actions have been subtracted.

220 ha mixed farm: Option A – breakdown of income (Figure 6)

Code	Action	Income (£)
		Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
	SFI management payment	1,000	1,000	1,000
SAM1	Assess soil, test SOM, produce soil management plan	107	375	375
HRW1*	Assess and record hedgerow condition	1,000	1,000	1,000
HRW2*	Manage hedgerows	2,600	2,600	2,600
HRW3	Maintain or establish hedgerow trees	1,000	1,000	1,000
IPM1	Assess integrated pest management and produce a plan	1,129	1,129	1,129
IPM3	Companion crop on arable and horticultural land	-10	-10	-10
IPM4	No use of insecticide on arable crops and permanent crops	990	990	990
NUM1	Assess nutrient management and produce a plan	652	652	652
NUM2	Legumes on improved grassland	1,020	1,020	1,020

* Both sides of hedgerow entered

It was assumed that the farm incurred no extra cost for carrying out the actions HRW1, HRW2, HRW3, IPM1, NUM1 and NUM2 and so the net payment rate was identical to the gross payment rate as published by Defra (and shown in Table 4).

For IPM3, the costs associated with carrying out the action were found to be higher than the payment received, resulting in an overall deficit of £10 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.

220 ha mixed farm: Option B – breakdown of income (Figure 8)

Code	Action	Income (£)
		Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
	SFI management payment	1,000	1,000	1,000
SAM1	Assess soil, test SOM, produce soil management plan	107	375	375
HRW1*	Assess and record hedgerow condition	1,000	1,000	1,000
HRW2*	Manage hedgerows	2,600	2,600	2,600
HRW3	Maintain or establish hedgerow trees	1,000	1,000	1,000
IPM1	Assess integrated pest management and produce a plan	1,129	1,129	1,129
IPM3	Companion crop on arable and horticultural land	-10	-10	-10
IPM4	No use of insecticide on arable crops and permanent crops	990	990	990
NUM1	Assess nutrient management and produce a plan	652	652	652
NUM2	Legumes on improved grassland	1,020	1,020	1,020
SAM3	Herbal leys	1,173	3,820	3,820
IGL1	Take improved grassland field corners or blocks out of management	375	375	375
IGL2	Winter bird food on improved grassland	855	855	855
IGL3	4 m to 12 m grass buffer strip on improved grassland	-6	-6	-6
LIG1	Manage grassland with very low nutrient inputs (outside SDAs)	1,079	1,079	1,079

* Both sides of hedgerow entered
SDA: Severely disadvantaged areas

For IGL3, the costs associated with carrying out the action were found to be higher than the payment received, resulting in an overall deficit of £6 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.

For LIG1, savings made by the farm due to lower fertiliser application are included.

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