OFM4: Organic land management – rotational land

No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version). There have only been minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions.

This action’s aim is that land managed as part of a crop rotation is maintained under organic management.

The purpose of this is to:

• improve soil health
• increase biodiversity
• improve water quality

What you must do

You must comply with the organic standards required by your Defra-licensed organic control body on land entered into this action.

When to do it

You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration.

Where you can do it

You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s:

• registered as ‘fully organic’ by a Defra-licensed organic control body
• an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information)
• registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps
• declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover

Rotational or static

This action is rotational or static. This means you can either:

• move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration
• do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

Evidence to keep

You must keep a valid organic certificate and schedule for all land entered into this action. This must cover at least the full period of this action’s duration.

You must supply this evidence if we ask for it.