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SUMMARY:Understanding Your Soils and the SFI Soil Standard
DESCRIPTION:Free workshop aimed at helping farmers and landowners understand their soils.\n\n\nOne of South West’s less visible but important assets is its soils. From the peat soils of Dartmoor\, to the Somerset Levels they all provide the raw material for both food production and the environment we all enjoy. \nMaintaining and improving the regions soils will be a feature of the Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELM’s) that Defra will be introducing over the next 3 years as the Basic Payment Scheme method of supporting farmers is removed. \n2022 brings the first element of this change with the introduction of grassland and arable soils standards under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) which is open to all farmers (including those currently in Countryside Stewardship). Applications open in June. \nIt offers payments between £28 and £58/ha on improved grass and £22 and £40/ ha on arable land for documenting the condition of the soil and testing for soil organic matter\, introducing herbal grass mixtures\, and reducing soil erosion. BIP is offering these workshops aimed at helping farmers and landowners understand their soils and how they will be able take part in this first element of the SFI. \nThe workshop will cover: \n\nThe requirements of the SFI soil standards\nWhat you already have on farm to help comply with the scheme\nHow to assess soil texture by hand\nTaking representative soil samples\nHow to assess compaction and run off on your farm\nAssessing soil health through earthworm counts\nCreating or improving your soil management plan\nHerbal leys and cover crops\n\nEligibility: \nThis workshop is available to any farmer or land manager in Devon\, Somerset\, Dorset\, Cornwall\, or the Isles of Scilly currently in receipt of BPS payments. \nIf you have any questions please call us on 01837 659 059 or email team@businessinfopoint.co.uk. Please check our privacy policy and Devon County Council’s privacy policy to see how we store and manage your submitted data.
URL:https://businessinfopoint.co.uk/workshops/understanding-your-soils-and-the-sfi-soil-standard-2/
LOCATION:Riverford Organic Famers\, Welsh Barn\, Buckfastleigh\, Devon\, TQ11 0BW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Agriculture
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