Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)

Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)

Herbal leys are a key component of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme, which aims to improve the resilience of the farming sector and enhance food security. These leys are designed to support sustainable, productive systems by providing a diverse mix of grasses, legumes, and herbs.

SAM3

Herbal Ley SFI 23

0.75kg Alsike*
17.3kg Perennial Ryegrass and/or Hybrid Ryegrass
0.25kg Birdsfoot Trefoil*
0.6kg Burnet
0.6kg Chicory or White Clover
1.25kg Tall Fescue
1.25kg Cocksfoot
1.25kg Meadow Fescue
0.6kg Ribgrass Plantain
2.75kg Red Clover
0.6kg Sheep Parsley
2.75kg Timothy
0.05kg Yarrow

Total per Ha - 30kg

SAM3

Overseed SFI 23

Total per Ha - 10kg

*Toxic to horses in large quantities

CSAM3

Herbal Ley SFI 24

3.8kg Seagoe: Int (Tet)
0.35kg Chicory or Burnet & Sheeps Parsley: Herbs
2.0kg Boyne: Int (Dip)
2.0kg Gleneagle: Late (Dip)
3.0kg AstonCrusader: Hybrid (Tet)
1.0kg White Clover or Sainfoin
0.35kg Ribgrass Plantain: Herb
1.5kg Red Clover or Lucerne

Total per Acre - 14kg

CSAM3

Overseed SFI 24

0.35kg Chicory or Burnet & Sheep Parsley: Herbs
1.3kg Perkins: Hybrid (Tet)
1.0kg White Clover or Sainfoin
0.35kg Ribgrass Plantain: Herb
1.0kg Red Clover or Lucerne

Total per Acre - 4kg

CAHL1

Pollen & Nectar Flower Mix

2.0kg Alsike
1.43kg Crimson Clover
1.0kg Late Red Clover
0.02kg Oxeye Daisy / Knapweed
0.75kg Phacelia
3.0kg Red Clover
1.25kg Sainfoin
3.0kg Vetch
0.05kg Yarrow

Total per Ha - 12.5kg

CAHL2

Winter Bird Food

1.25kg Dwarf Sunflower
2.0kg Fodder / Oil Radish
1.0kg Gorilla
0.75kg Interval
1.75kg Linseed
2.0kg Mustard
2.25kg Red Millet
1.75kg Triticale
2.25kg White Millet

Total per Ha - 15kg

CAHL3/4

Grassy Field Corners

CIGL3 12m to 24m

Buffer Strips

5.0kg Chewings Fescue
2.5kg Tall Fescue
5.0kg Cocksfoot
5.0kg Meadow Fescue
2.5kg Smooth Stalk Meadow Grass
5.0kg Timothy

Total per Ha - 25kg

NUM3

Legume Fallow

2.0kg Alsike
0.5kg Birdsfoot Trefoil
0.5kg Black Medic
2.25kg Crimson Clover
1.5kg Lucerne
3.25kg Red Clover
10.0kg Common Vetch

Total per Ha - 20kg

*Can include GRASS seed to help control

Black Grass

CIPM2

Flower Rich Margin

Total per Acre - 20kg

0.3kg Altaswede
5.0kg Chewing Fescue
0.3kg Birdsfoot Trefoil
0.10kg Black Medic
5.0kg Hard Fescue
0.33kg Burnet
0.50kg Crested Dogstail
0.02kg Hedge Bedstraw
0.05kg Knapweed
2.5kg Creeping Red Fescue
5.0kg Slender Fescue
0.02kg Red Campion
0.2kg Ribgrass Plantain
0.22kg Sainfoin
0.02kg Musk Mallow
0.3kg Vetch
0.02kg White Campion
0.02kg Wild Carrot
0.10kg Yarrow

CNUM2

Legumes on Improved Grassland

One or more from the list below:

Red Clover
White Clover - Most Popular
Alsike Clover
Sainfoin
Lucerne
Birdsfoot Trefoil

Total per Acre - 2.5kg