OFC3: Organic conversion 鈥� rotational land
What you must do to get paid for this action and advice on how to do it.
This is an action in the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme: expanded offer for 2024. You must read the SFI scheme information to understand the scheme rules and how to apply.
Duration
1 year 鈥� you can apply for this action for a maximum of 2 consecutive years to cover the period of organic conversion
How much you鈥檒l be paid
拢298 per hectare (ha) per year
Action鈥檚 aim
This action鈥檚 aim is that land managed as part of a crop rotation is converted from conventional management to organic management.
The purpose of this is to increase the overall area of land registered and managed as organic.
Where you can do this action
You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that鈥檚:
- registered as 鈥榠n conversion鈥� with a Defra-licensed organic control body
- an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1 鈥楨ligible land types for SFI鈥� in the SFI scheme information)
- registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps
- declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover
Land is not eligible for this action if you鈥檝e previously:
- registered it with an organic control body
- received organic conversion aid or funding for it
Eligible land
| Eligible land type | Eligible land cover | Compatible land use code |
|---|---|---|
| Arable land used to grow crops | Arable land | Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops |
| Temporary grassland | Arable land | TG01 |
| Arable land lying fallow | Arable land | FA01 |
| Improved permanent grassland, where cultivation is part of the conversion plan | Permanent grassland | PG01 |
Eligibility of protected land
| Land or features with protection | Eligibility |
|---|---|
| Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) | Eligible 鈥� you must get SSSI consent before you do this action (read section 10.3 鈥�SSSI 肠辞苍蝉别苍迟鈥� in the SFI scheme information to find out how to do this) |
| Historic and archaeological features | Eligible 鈥� you must get a SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.6聽鈥楲and with historic or archaeological features鈥� in the SFI scheme information to find out how to do this) |
Available area you can enter into this action
Total or part of the available area in a land parcel.
Rotational or static action
Not applicable 鈥� if you apply for this action for a second consecutive year you can either do it at:
- a new location
- the same location
What to do
You must:
- follow the organic conversion plan for the land entered into this action and associated livestock, as approved and signed off by your organic control body
- comply with organic standards on land entered into this action from the start of organic conversion period until this action鈥檚 end date
- complete organic conversion and register the land entered into this action as 鈥榝ully organic鈥� before this action鈥檚 end date
When to do it
You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of this action鈥檚 duration until the land is registered as 鈥榝ully organic鈥�.
How to do it
It鈥檚 up to you how you do this action, as long as you:
- follow this action鈥檚 requirements 鈥� these are identified by a 鈥榤ust鈥�
- do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action鈥檚 aim
Evidence to keep
You must keep:
- a copy of the organic conversion plan approved and signed off by your organic control body
- a valid organic certificate and schedule for all land entered into this action 鈥� this must cover at least the full period of this action鈥檚 duration
You must supply this evidence if we ask for it.
Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action
You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action.
Some actions or options can only be done on the same area if they鈥檙e done at a different time of year to this action. For example, winter cover followed by a summer companion crop. Read 鈥榃hat to do鈥� and 鈥榃hen to do it鈥� to find out when this action must be done.
| Scheme | Action or option codes |
|---|---|
| SFI 2024 actions | AHW1, AHW3, AHW4, AHW5, AHW6, AHW7, AHW8, AHW9, AHW10, AHW11, AHW12, BFS1, BFS2, BFS4, BFS6, OFA1, OFA6, SOH4, WBD3, WBD8, AGF1, AGF2, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3, PRF4, SOH1, SOH2, SOH3, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIGL1, CIGL2, CIGL3, CIPM1, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM1, CNUM2, CNUM3, CSAM1, CSAM2, CSAM3 |
| SFI 2023 actions | AHL1, AHL2, AHL3, AHL4, IGL1, IGL2, IGL3, IPM1, IPM2, IPM3, IPM4, NUM1, NUM2, NUM3, SAM1, SAM2, SAM3 |
| CS options | AB3, AB5, AB6, AB7, AB8, AB10, AB11, AB13, AB14, AB16, BE1, GS3, HS3, HS9, SW1, SW2, SW3, SW4, SW5, SW6, SW11, SW13, WD3, WT2, OP1, OP2, OP4, OP5 |
| ES options | No ES revenue options |
| SFI pilot standards | No area-based SFI pilot standards |
If an action or option cannot be located on the same area, you may be able to do it on a different area in the same land parcel. Read section 6 鈥楨ligible land in other funding schemes鈥� in the SFI scheme information for more details.
You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action:
- SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2
- SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3
- CS option BE3 (management of hedgerows)
- the introductory level of the SFI pilot hedgerows standard
Updates to this page
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AHW4 and OFA6 added to SFI 2024 actions.
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Where you can do this action - an eligible land type is defined in section 5.1 鈥楨ligible land types for SFI鈥� in the SFI scheme information. Eligibility of protected land - updated link to section 10.3 鈥楽SSI 肠辞苍蝉别苍迟鈥� in the SFI scheme information.
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First published.