PRF4: Mechanical robotic weeding
What is PRF4?
PRF4 is an action under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme. It pays £150 per year for mechanical robotic weeding.
What do I need to do?
* Control weeds using a mechanical robotic weeder that weeds between and within crop rows and has camera or GPS-guided hoes.
You must control weeds on land entered into this action using a mechanical robotic weeder that:
weeds between and within the rows of one crop
has camera or GPS-guided hoes which physically remove the weeds from the ground
You must do this action on one crop from when it’s sown until it’s harvested.
What evidence do I need?
You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as:
data from the tractor’s job recording system identifying the mechanical robotic weeder, the date and areas weeded
field operations at a land parcel level, including the land parcel reference number and the dates the crop was sown and harvested
* 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 PRF4 pay?
PRF4 pays £150 per year.
Which land is eligible?
* You may apply residual herbicides pre-emergence , but no other herbicides from sowing until [company/harvest|harvest]]. It will not usually be possible for you to do this action on combinable crops. ---|---|--- Arable land used to grow crops, excluding temporary grassland | Arable land | Land use codes for [arable crops or [leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops](https://www.gov.uk/government/publication
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This information is provided by Farmwalk based on published government guidance. Always check the latest guidance on GOV.UK.