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3 years

How much you鈥檒l be paid听听

拢1,129 for the assessment and plan per year

Action鈥檚 aim听

This action鈥檚 aim is that you:

• understand the benefits, costs, impacts and risks of your current approach to crop pest, weed and disease management for your land
• effectively plan how to adopt a range of integrated pest management (IPM) methods appropriate to your farm

Where you can do this action听

You can do this action on all agricultural land located below the moorland line. The IPM assessment and plan should cover all of the relevant areas of your farm.

This is an 鈥榓greement level鈥� SFI action. This means you apply to include it in your agreement听instead of entering specific areas of land.

You can only apply for this action:

• if at least one land parcel is linked to your Single Business Identifier (SBI), so it鈥檚 shown on your digital maps
• in one SFI agreement 鈥� once you鈥檝e included it in an agreement, you cannot apply for this action again until after its 3-year duration in that agreement ends

Eligibility of protected land

Protected land	Eligibility
Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs)	Eligible 鈥� you do not need to get SSSI consent for this action as it鈥檚 an assessment and plan
Historic and archaeological features	Eligible 鈥� you do not need to get a SFI HEFER for this action as it鈥檚 an assessment and plan

Available area you can enter into this action

Not applicable as this is an agreement level SFI action.

Rotational or static action听

Not applicable as this is an agreement level SFI action.

What to do听

You must arrange for a member of the BASIS Professional Register who鈥檚 qualified with the relevant BASIS Certificate in Crop Protection for the crops you鈥檙e growing (a 鈥楤ASIS qualified adviser鈥�) to visit your farm to:

• assess your current approach to crop pest, weed and disease management for your land
• identify and discuss opportunities for using IPM on that land
• help you to produce a written IPM plan

You must make sure that the BASIS qualified adviser does what鈥檚 required above.

If you鈥檙e a BASIS qualified adviser, as defined above, you can complete this action yourself.

You can use an existing written IPM plan, informed by an IPM assessment, to get paid for this action if it was:

• carried out by a BASIS qualified adviser
• written within the last 12 months

When to do it听听

You must make sure that a BASIS qualified adviser visits your farm to:

• complete the IPM assessment and help you produce a written IPM plan within 12 months of this action鈥檚 start date
• reassess your approach to crop pest, weed and disease management and review your written IPM plan in each subsequent year of this action鈥檚 duration

How to do it听

It鈥檚 up to you how you do this action, as long as you:

• follow this action鈥檚 requirements 鈥� these are identified by a 鈥榤ust鈥�
• do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action鈥檚 aim

You may find it helpful to read the 鈥榓dvice to help you do this action鈥�, but it鈥檚 not part of this action鈥檚 requirements.

Evidence to keep听

You must keep:

• a written record of your IPM plan, including the IPM assessment
• evidence that the adviser is a BASIS qualified adviser, such as their name and BASIS registration number

You must supply this evidence if we ask for it.

Other actions or options you can do with this action听

You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Some actions or options can only be done on the same area if they鈥檙e done at a different time of year to this action. For example, winter cover followed by a summer companion crop. Read 鈥榃hat to do鈥� and 鈥榃hen to do it鈥� to find out when this action must be done.

Scheme	Action or option codes
SFI actions	All SFI actions, except CMOR1 or MOR1	听
CS options	All CS management options	听
ES options	All ES revenue options	听
SFI pilot standards	All SFI pilot standards	听

Advice to help you do this action听

The following advice may help you to do this action, but it鈥檚 not part of this action鈥檚 requirements.

Finding a 鈥楤ASIS qualified adviser鈥�

You can use the听听to help you find a BASIS qualified adviser.

Completing an IPM assessment

You can choose how the BASIS qualified adviser completes this action鈥檚 IPM assessment. There is no standard format.

You can find more general guidance about IPM which may help with the assessment in the following:

You may also find it helpful to read the Agricultural Industries Confederation鈥檚 (AIC) examples of opportunities for using听IPM, which have been promoted by the Voluntary Initiative in:

Producing a written听IPM听plan

You can choose how to produce this action鈥檚 written IPM plan. There is no standard format. You may find it helpful to use the Voluntary Initiative鈥檚听.

Your written IPM plan could include information such as how you could use an IPM approach to help minimise risks associated with the use of plant protection products. For example:

• using crop rotations
• using resistant crop varieties
• establishing habitat for natural crop pest predators close to cropped area, such as flower-rich grass margins
• using companion cropping