PRF2: Camera or remote sensor guided herbicide spraying
What is PRF2?
PRF2 is an action under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme. It pays £43 per year for camera or remote sensor guided herbicide spraying.
What do I need to do?
* Apply systemic (contact) herbicides using camera or remote sensing technology that identifies specific weeds and automatically switches on individual nozzles to apply herbicides directly to them.
Only carry out a ‘blanket’ application of herbicides if applying:
glyphosate to destroy a cover crop or create a stale seedbed
* residual herbicides pre-emergence
* pre-harvest herbicide or desiccant to combinable crops
What evidence do I need?
You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as:
‘as applied’ data, such as a map showing where individual nozzles switch on to apply herbicide
a record of any permitted blanket application of herbicide, including the date it was applied
* contractor’s invoice if you use a contractor to do this action
If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it.
How much does PRF2 pay?
PRF2 pays £43 per year.
Which land is eligible?
* declared with a land use code which is compatible with the land cover Camera recognition is currently available for: docks and nettles in grass or leys containing clover all weeds in maize certain crops grown on wide row spacings (such as potatoes) stubbles – where there’s green growth Remote sensing technology uses artificial intelligence to recognise target weeds. ---|---|--- Arable l
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This information is provided by Farmwalk based on published government guidance. Always check the latest guidance on GOV.UK.