OFA1: Overwinter stubble (organic land)
What is OFA1?
OFA1 is an action under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme. It pays £264.00 per year for overwinter stubble (organic land).
What do I need to do?
* After harvest, leave the stubble and establish a green overwinter cover crop (e.g., mustard or fodder radish) covering 10% to 50% of the area.
* Maintain the stubble area and cover crop until around mid-February.
* Do not top, graze, apply fertilisers, manures, lime, or cultivate the stubble area after harvest.
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in each land parcel, establish a green overwinter cover crop on the stubble area (such as mustard or fodder radish) so it covers between approximately 10% to 50% of the area entered into this action
What evidence do I need?
For all the land entered into this action, you must keep:
written evidence that it’s not at risk of soil erosion or surface runoff – you can use the soil management plan produced for CSAM1 or SAM1 to identify this
a valid organic certificate and for it – this must cover at least the full period of this action’s duration
You must also keep other evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as:
* field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices
How much does OFA1 pay?
OFA1 pays £264.00 per year.
Which land is eligible?
---|---|--- [company/arable|Arable]] land used to grow cereals (not maize), oilseed rape or linseed | Arable land | Land use codes for [arable crops 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 intro
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