IPM1 - Assess integrated pest management and produce a plan
Payment
You’ll receive £1,129 for the assessment and plan per year.
Aim
This action aims to ensure you:
- Understand the benefits, costs, impacts, and risks of your current approach to crop pest, weed, and disease management.
- Develop an effective plan to adopt a range of integrated pest management (IPM) methods suitable for your farm.
Where You Can Do This Action
This action can be implemented on all agricultural land located below the moorland line.
IPM1 is an agreement-level SFI action, meaning it can only be included once in a 3-year SFI agreement and not in multiple agreements.
Specific land areas are not entered into this action. The assessment and IPM plan should cover all relevant areas of your farm.
To apply, at least one land parcel must be linked to your Single Business Identifier (SBI) and visible on your digital maps in the Rural Payments service.
Other Land Management Actions or Options You Can Do with IPM1
The table below outlines compatible SFI actions, CS management options, ES revenue options, and SFI pilot standards that can be done with IPM1, provided the requirements under "Where You Can Do This Action" are met.
Table 14: Actions or options that can be done with IPM1
| Scheme | Actions or options that can be done with IPM1 |
|---|---|
| SFI 2023 | All SFI actions, except MOR1 |
| CS | All CS management options |
| ES | All ES revenue options |
| SFI pilot | All SFI pilot standards |
What To Do
You must arrange for a BASIS qualified adviser (a member of the BASIS Professional Register with a relevant BASIS Certificate in Crop Protection) to visit your farm to:
- Assess your current approach to managing crop pests, weeds, and diseases.
- Identify and discuss opportunities for using IPM on your land.
- Help you develop a written IPM plan.
You are responsible for ensuring that the BASIS qualified adviser fulfills these requirements.
If you are a qualified BASIS adviser, as defined above, you can complete this action yourself.
If you have a written IPM plan created by a BASIS qualified adviser within the last 12 months, you can use it to meet this action's requirements.
When To Do It
You must ensure a BASIS qualified adviser visits your farm to:
- Complete the IPM assessment and help you produce a written IPM plan within the first 12 months of your SFI agreement.
- Reassess your approach to crop pest, weed, and disease management and review your IPM plan in each subsequent year of your SFI agreement.
How To Do It
The method for completing this action is flexible, provided it meets the aims of the action.
You may find the voluntary guidance on completing an IPM assessment and producing a plan helpful, but it is not mandatory.
What Evidence To Keep
You must keep:
- A written record of your IPM plan, including the IPM assessment.
- Proof that the adviser is BASIS qualified (e.g., their name and BASIS registration number).
You must supply this evidence when requested.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: SFI Handbook for the SFI 2023 Offer