SM2 is an action under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme. It pays per year for training to control and manage american mink.

* Find and attend a relevant training course on American mink control and management

* The course must cover mink ecology and behaviour, trap setting and monitoring, record keeping, risk assessments, and humane dispatch

* Provide a Natural England approved species management plan with your application

* Provide at least 2 written quotations for course costs (if possible) and agree the course with Natural England

You must provide evidence that you have completed the training course (for example, a certificate or email from the training provider) when you make your claim for payment.

You must also keep invoices or receipts of training courses you have attended and provide them on request.

* Read the record keeping and site visit requirements in the Agreement holder’s guide: Capital Grants, Higher Tier capital grants and Protection and Infrastructure grants for more information.

* If you’re applying for this item as part of a Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) application, read the record keeping and site visit requirements in the CSHT agreement holder’s guide.

* humanely dispatching captured mink

SM2 pays per year.

See GOV.UK guidance for full eligibility details and land use requirements.

This information is provided by Farmwalk based on published government guidance. Always check the latest guidance on GOV.UK.