Maintain very low density in-field agroforestry on less sensitive land (updated for SFI26)
Payment Details
- Annual payment rate
- £248 / ha
- Agreement duration
- 3 years
Official action requirements
What you must do
You must maintain the very low density in-field agroforestry system in a way that can reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. This includes: replacing dead trees, where necessary to make sure the density continues to be an average of at least 30 trees per ha across the area you enter into this action in each land parcel protecting the trees from grazing livestock and pests, such as deer and rabbits, to prevent serious damage managing weeds around the base of establishing trees pruning and shaping the trees once they are established
When to do it
You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration.
Evidence to keep
You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices photographs and other documentation If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it.
SFI26 actions v2.0, updated 7 July 2026 — verified 1 Aug 2026. Open official guidance
Data Attribution
- Official guidance
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sustainable-farming-incentive-2026-sfi26/sfi26-actions-print-version#agf1
- Last verified
- 12 Sep 2026
- Scheme version
- SFI26