PRF1: Variable rate application of nutrients
What is PRF1?
PRF1 is an action under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme. It pays £27 per year for variable rate application of nutrients.
What do I need to do?
* Apply all major nutrients across the land using variable rate application (VRA) equipment.
* The VRA equipment must be either pre-programmed with a ‘variable rate file’ (using data from zonal soil/crop testing or remote sensing) or linked to a crop reflectance sensor.
* Ensure VRA equipment automatically varies the application rate of major nutrients to achieve the action’s aim.
* Major nutrients include nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), and magnesium (Mg) from manufactured fertilisers, solid manures, slurry, or digestate.
* Zonal soil testing data must cover a minimum of P, K, Mg, and pH, and be less than 5 years old.
What evidence do I need?
You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as:
invoices for zonal soil testing and analysis
the ‘variable rate file’ uploaded to the VRA equipment
an ‘as applied’ VRA record at a land parcel level
field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices
How much does PRF1 pay?
PRF1 pays £27 per year.
Which land is eligible?
---|---|--- [company/arable|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 | Permanent grassland | PG01 Horticultural
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