OFC5 is an action under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme. It pays £1,920 per year for organic conversion – top fruit.

* Protect trees from grazing livestock and pests (e.g., deer, rabbits) to prevent serious damage.

* Manage weeds and vegetation around the base of establishing trees.

* Follow the organic conversion plan approved and signed off by your organic control body.

* Comply with organic standards on the land from the start of the organic conversion period until the action’s end date.

* Complete organic conversion and register the land as ‘fully organic’ before the action’s end date.

a conversion map showing the planting spacing and species within the orchard – you can mark this on any map

copies of fruit sale receipts to show that the orchards are in commercial production and not used to produce alcoholic drinks

a copy of the organic conversion plan approved and signed off by your organic control body

photographs of the trees entered into this action

OFC5 pays £1,920 per year.

Land is not eligible for this action if you’ve either: previously registered it with an organic control body received organic conversion aid or funding for it ---|---|--- Permanent horticultural crops | Permanent crops | TC01 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 introducto

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