Stacking analysis for Dairy: breakdown of SFI income for options A and B

The tables below show the total income the 105 ha dairy farm would receive for carrying out different SFI actions after the costs of carrying out the actions have been subtracted.

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 SOM, produce soil management plan	115	347	347
SAM2	Multi-species winter cover crop	104	104	104
HRW1*	Assess and record hedgerow condition	378	378	378
HRW2*	Manage hedgerows	983	983	983
HRW3	Maintain or establish hedgerow trees	378	378	379
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	2,040	2,040	2,040

*Both sides of the hedgerow entered
SOM: Soil organic matter

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 1 on the dairy main page).

Option B – breakdown of income (Figure 4)

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	115	347	347
SAM2	Multi-species winter cover crop	104	104	104
HRW1*	Assess and record hedgerow condition	378	378	378
HRW2*	Manage hedgerows	983	983	983
HRW3	Maintain or establish hedgerow trees	378	378	378
IPM1	Assess integrated pest management and produce a plan	1,129	1,129	1,129
NUM	Assess nutrient management and produce a plan	652	652	652
NUM2	Legumes on improved grassland	2,040	2,040	2,040
SAM3	Herbal leys	1,173	3,820	3,820
IGL1	Take improved grassland field corners or blocks out of management	16	16	16
IGL2	Winter bird food on improved grassland	126	126	126
IGL3	4 m to 12 m grass buffer strip on improved grassland	-58	-58	-58
LIG1	Manage grassland with very low nutrient inputs (outside SDAs)	112	112	112

*Both sides of hedgerow entered
SDA: Severely disadvantaged area

For IGL3, the costs associated with carrying out the action were found to be higher than the payment received for the 105 ha dairy farm, resulting in an overall deficit. This deficit, however, can 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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