SOH3: Multi-species summer-sown cover crop
What is SOH3?
SOH3 is an action under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme. It pays £163.00 per year for multi-species summer-sown cover crop.
What do I need to do?
* Establish a multi-species cover crop mix during summer months (June to August) that will not be harvested as a cash crop.
* Use a rapid growing seed mix with at least 4 species , including 2 species from two or more of brassicas, legumes, cereals/grasses (grasses max 25% by weight), or herbs.
* Avoid specific prohibited species (Japanese reed millet, maize, miscanthus, reed canary grass, sorghum, artichokes, sweet fennel).
* Maintain the cover crop to achieve the action's aim, ensuring leafy vegetation and minimal bare soil.
* Do not cut or graze (except when destroying), mechanically apply fertilisers/manures , or destroy more than 2 weeks before the next main crop.
What evidence do I need?
You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as:
field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices, including details of the seed mix used
photographs and other documentation
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.
You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as:
How much does SOH3 pay?
SOH3 pays £163.00 per year.
Which land is eligible?
---|---|--- [company/arable|Arable]] land used to grow crops, excluding temporary grassland | Arable land | Land use codes for [arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Arable land lying fallow | Arable land | FA01 Horticultural permanent crops | Permanent crops | TC01 You can do the following ac
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