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PRF2: Camera or remote sensor guided herbicide spraying

What you must do to get paid for this SFI26 action and advice on how to do it.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Rural Payments Agency
Published
21 May 2024
Last updated
17 June 2026 — See all updates
Grant type:
Sustainable Farming Incentive
Land type:
Arable and Grassland
Areas of interest:
Horticulture, Integrated pest management, Precision farming, equipment and machinery and Water quality

This is a Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26) action. Read the听SFI26 蝉肠丑别尘别听颈苍蹿辞谤尘补迟颈辞苍听to understand what you鈥檙e required to do under an SFI26 agreement and how to apply.

Select 鈥楽ee all updates鈥� at the start of this page to find out how this action has changed for SFI26 compared with SFI24.

For SFI24 actions, read the听SFI24 agreement holder鈥檚 information.

顿耻谤补迟颈辞苍听

3 years听听

How much听you鈥檒l听be paid听听

拢43 per hectare (ha) per year听听

Action鈥檚 aim听听

This action鈥檚 aim is that camera or remote sensing guided technology is used to apply systemic herbicides to control weeds, so听they鈥檙e听targeted precisely.听听

The purpose of this is to:听听

  • reduce the volume of herbicide applied听

  • increase biodiversity听

  • improve water quality, soil听quality听and productivity听

  • support an integrated pest management approach听

Where you can do this action听听

You can do this action on agricultural land听located听below the moorland line that鈥檚:听听

  • receiving systemic herbicides to control weeds which camera or remote sensing guided technology can recognise听

  • an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 鈥楨ligible land types鈥� in the SFI26 scheme information)听

  • registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps听

  • declared with a land use听code which is compatible with the land cover听

Camera recognition is currently available for:听听听

  • docks and nettles in grass or leys听containing听clover听

  • all weeds in maize听

  • certain crops grown on wide row spacings (such as potatoes)听

  • stubbles 鈥� where there鈥檚 green growth听

Remote sensing technology uses artificial intelligence to recognise target weeds.听听

Eligible land听

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听crops 听
Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 听
Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 听
Permanent grassland 鈥� improved and low input Permanent grassland PG01 听
Permanent crops Permanent crops Land use codes for permanent听crops 听

Eligibility of protected land听

Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible 鈥� you must:听

Historic and archaeological features: Eligible 鈥� you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read听section 5.3听鈥楲and with historic or archaeological features鈥� in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this).听

Available area you can听enter into听this action听

Total or part of the available area in a land parcel.听It鈥檚听your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action.听

You must do this action on the area听entered into听your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or听all of听the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 鈥榃hat to do if you cannot comply with your agreement鈥� in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this.听听 听听听听听

Rotational or static action听听

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

  • move its location for the second and third years of this action鈥檚 duration听

  • do it at the same location each year of this action鈥檚 duration听

What to do听

You must apply systemic (contact) herbicides on land听entered into听this action using camera or remote sensing technology that:听听

  • identifies听specific weeds to be controlled听

  • automatically switches on individual nozzles to apply the herbicides directly to the identified weeds听

Systemic herbicides kill the whole weed, from leaf to root.听听

You must only carry out a 鈥榖lanket鈥� application of herbicides if听you鈥檙e听applying:听听

  • glyphosate to destroy a cover crop or create a stale seedbed before drilling听

  • residual herbicides before sown crop plants or weeds听emerge听(鈥榩re-emergence鈥�) 鈥� this can be at the same time the crop is听established听(drilled or planted) or within a few days of establishment听

  • pre-harvest herbicide or desiccant to combinable crops听

A 鈥榖lanket鈥� application means you apply herbicides uniformly across an area, rather than targeting the application to听identified听weeds.听听

When to do it听听

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

How to do it听听

You must follow this action鈥檚 requirements 鈥� these are听identified听by a 鈥榤ust.鈥櫶�

You may find it helpful to read the 鈥榓dvice to help you do this action鈥�, but听it鈥檚听not part of this action鈥檚 requirements.听

Evidence to keep听听

You must keep evidence to show what听you鈥檝e听done to complete this action, such as:听听听

  • 鈥榓s applied鈥� data, such as a map showing where individual nozzles switch on to apply herbicide听

  • a record of any permitted blanket application of herbicide, including the date it was applied听

  • contractor鈥檚 invoice if you use a contractor to do this action听

If听it鈥檚听not clear that听you鈥檝e听done this action in a way that could听reasonably be听expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it.听听

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

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

Scheme Action or听option听codes
SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW10, AHW11, AHW3, AHW5, AHW6, AHW7, AHW8, AHW9, BFS1, BFS6, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIGL1, CIGL2, CIGL3, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CLIG3, CNUM2, CNUM3, CSAM2, CSAM3, HEF6, OFC1, OFC2, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM1, OFM2, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF1, PRF4, SOH1, SOH3, WBD3, WBD4, WBD6, WBD7 听
SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW1, AHW10, AHW11, AHW3, AHW5, AHW6, AHW7, AHW8, AHW9, BFS1, BFS2, BFS3, BFS4, BFS5, BFS6, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIGL1, CIGL2, CIGL3, CIPM1, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CLIG3, CNUM1, CNUM2, CNUM3, CSAM1, CSAM2, CSAM3, HEF5, HEF6, HEF8, OFA1, OFA6, OFC1, OFC2, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM1, OFM2, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF1, PRF3, PRF4, SOH1, SOH2, SOH3, SOH4, WBD3, WBD4, WBD5, WBD6, WBD7, WBD8 听
SFI 2023 actions AHL1, AHL2, AHL3, AHL4, IGL1, IGL2, IGL3, IPM1, IPM2, IPM3, IPM4, LIG1, LIG2, NUM1, NUM2, NUM3, SAM1, SAM2, SAM3 听
CSHT actions from 2025 CAB10, CAB11, CAB14, CAB16, CAB17, CAB18, CAB19, CAB2, CAB5, CAB6, CAB7, CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CGS4, CHS2, CHS3, CHS4, CHS5, CHS6, CHS9, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW13, CSW15, CSW16, CSW17, CSW18, CSW19, CSW20, CSW21, CSW23, CSW24, CSW7, CSW8, CWS1, CWS3, CWT1, CWT2 听
CS options AB1, AB10, AB11, AB14, AB15, AB16, AB2, AB3, AB5, AB6, AB7, AB8, AB9, BE1, BE2, GS1, GS2, GS3, GS4, GS5, HS2, HS3, HS4, HS5, HS6, HS9, OP1, OP2, OP4, OP5, OR1, OR2, OR3, OR4, OR5, OT1, OT2, OT3, OT4, OT5, SW1, SW10, SW13, SW15, SW16, SW2, SW3, SW4, SW5, SW6, SW7, SW8, SW9, WT1, WT2 听
ES options No ES revenue options 听

If an action or听option听cannot be听located听on听the same area, you may be able to do it on a different area in the same land parcel. Read section 5.6 鈥楲and that鈥檚 already in other funding schemes or grants鈥� in the SFI26 scheme information for more details.听听听听

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

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

Advice to help you do this action听

The following advice may help you to do this action, but it鈥檚 not part of this action鈥檚 requirements.

Choosing your equipment

The camera or remote sensor guided technology you use can be either:

  • mounted on the sprayer working in real time
  • used in advance to create a map which is then uploaded to the sprayer

Updates to this page

Published 21 May 2024
Last updated 17 June 2026 Show all updates

  1. Added 'Advice to help you do this action' section.

  2. 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. See 鈥楨ligibility of protected land鈥� and 鈥楢vailable area you can enter into this action鈥�.

  3. Where you can do this action - an eligible land type is defined in section 5.1 鈥楨ligible land types for SFI鈥� in the SFI scheme information. Eligibility of protected land - updated link to section 10.3 鈥楽SSI consent鈥� in the SFI scheme information. What to do - you can carry out a 鈥榖lanket鈥� application of herbicides if you鈥檙e applying residual herbicides before sown crop plants or weeds emerge (鈥榩re-emergence鈥�). This can be at the same time the crop is established (drilled or planted) or within a few days of establishment. Published voluntary advice to help you do this action, but it's not part of this action鈥檚 requirements.

  4. First published.

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