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1 year – you can apply for this action for a maximum of 3 consecutive years to cover the period of converting to organicÌý

How muchÌýyou’llÌýbe paidÌý

£1,920 per hectare (ha) per yearÌýÌý

Action’s aimÌý

This action’s aim is that orchards which produce top fruit and permanent bush crops are converted from conventional management to organic management.Ìý

The purpose of this is to increase the overall area of land registered and managed as organic.Ìý

Where you can do this actionÌý

You can do this action on agricultural landÌýlocatedÌýbelow the moorland line that’s:Ìý

• registered as ‘in conversion’ with a Defra-licensed organic controlÌýbodyÌý

• used to grow top fruit (such as apples,ÌýpearsÌýand plums) or bush fruit crops (such as gooseberries and redcurrants) as a commercial crop which is not used to produce alcoholic drinksÌý

• an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information)Ìý

• registered with an eligible land cover on your digital mapsÌý

• declared with a land useÌýcode which is compatible with the eligible land coverÌý

Land is not eligible for this action if you’ve either:Ìý

• previously registered it with an organic control bodyÌý

• received organic conversion aid or funding for itÌý

Eligible landÌý

Eligible land type	Eligible land cover	Compatible land use code
Permanent crops – horticultural	Permanent crops	TC01	Ìý

Eligibility of protected landÌý

Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must:ÌýÌý

• give notice to NaturalÌýEngland to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreementÌý

• have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details)Ìý

Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3Ìý‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this).Ìý

Available area you canÌýenter intoÌýthis actionÌý

Total available area in a land parcel (at the point of application).ÌýIt’sÌýyour responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action.Ìý

You must do this action on the areaÌýentered intoÌýyour SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some orÌýall ofÌýthe area, you must tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this.ÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Rotational or static actionÌý

This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration.Ìý

What to doÌý

You must:Ìý

• protect the trees from grazing livestock and pests, such as deer and rabbits, to preventÌýserious damageÌý

• manage weeds and vegetation around the base ofÌýestablishingÌýtreesÌýÌý

• follow the organic conversion plan for the landÌýentered intoÌýthis action and associated livestock, as approved and signed off by your organic control bodyÌý

• comply withÌýorganic standards on landÌýentered intoÌýthis action from the start of organic conversion period until this action’s end dateÌý

• complete organic conversion and register the landÌýentered intoÌýthis action as ‘fully organic’ before this action’s end dateÌý

When to do itÌý

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’.Ìý

How to do itÌý

It’sÌýup to you how you do this action, as long as you:Ìý

• follow this action’s requirements – these areÌýidentifiedÌýby a ‘must’Ìý

• do the action in a way that couldÌýreasonably beÌýexpected to achieve this action’s aimÌýÌý

Evidence to keepÌý

You must keep:Ìý

• a conversion map showing the planting spacing and species within the orchard – you can mark this on any mapÌý

• copies of fruit sale receipts to show that the orchards are in commercial production and not used to produce alcoholic drinksÌý

• a copy of the organic conversion plan approved and signed off by your organic control bodyÌý

• photographs of the treesÌýentered intoÌýthis actionÌýÌý

• a valid organic certificate and schedule for all landÌýentered intoÌýthis action – this must cover at least the full period of this action’s durationÌý

You must supply this evidence if we ask for it.Ìý

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this actionÌý

You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action.Ìý

Scheme	Action orÌýoptionÌýcodes
SFI 2026 actions	CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM3, PRF1, PRF2	Ìý
SFI 2024 actions	AHW1, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIPM1, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM1, CNUM3, CSAM1, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3	Ìý
SFI 2023 actions	AHL1, AHL2, AHL3, AHL4, IPM1, IPM2, IPM3, IPM4, NUM1, NUM3, SAM1	Ìý
CSHT actions from 2025	CAB16, CAB17, CAB18, CAB19, CBE4, CBE5, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3	Ìý
CS options	AB16, AB8, BE4, BE5	Ìý
ES options	No ES revenue options	Ìý

If an action orÌýoptionÌýcannot beÌýlocatedÌýonÌýthe same area, you may be able to do it on a different area in the same land parcel. Read section 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details.ÌýÌýÌýÌý

You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: Ìý

• SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2
• SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2Ìý
• SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3  Ìý
• CSHT actions: CHRW4
• CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)  Ìý