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Organic
OFC3 — Organic conversion – rotational land
£298 / ha / year1-year agreement
Action’s aim
This action’s aim is that land managed as part of a crop rotation is converted from conventional management to organic management.
The purpose of this is to increase the overall area of land registered and managed as organic.
Where you can do this
You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s:
- registered as ‘in conversion’ with 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
Land is not eligible for this action if you’ve previously:
- registered it with an organic control body
- received organic conversion aid or funding for it
Eligible land type | Eligible land cover | Compatible land use code |
Arable land used to grow crops | Arable land | Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops |
Temporary grassland | Arable land | TG01 |
Arable land lying fallow | Arable land | FA01 |
Improved permanent grassland, where cultivation is part of the conversion plan | Permanent grassland | PG01 |
What to do
You must:
- follow the organic conversion plan for the land entered into this action and associated livestock, as approved and signed off by your organic control body
- comply with organic standards on land entered into this action from the start of organic conversion period until this action’s end date
- complete organic conversion and register the land entered into this action as ‘fully organic’ before this action’s end date
When to do it
You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of this action’s duration until the land is registered as ‘fully organic’.
How to do it
It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you:
- follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’
- do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim
Evidence to keep
You must keep:
- a copy of the organic conversion plan approved and signed off by your organic control body
- 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.
Can be combined with
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Want to know if this actually applies to your farm, and roughly what it’d be worth alongside everything else you’re eligible for?
Get your planVerbatim from GOV.UK’s SFI26 actions guidance. Estimates are based on published rates, not a guarantee of payment — see our disclaimer.
