Organic conversion – top fruit (updated for SFI26)

What you must do

You must: protect the trees from grazing livestock and pests, such as deer and rabbits, to prevent serious damage manage weeds and vegetation around the base of establishing trees 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’.

Evidence to keep

You must keep: a conversion map showing the planting spacing and species within the orchard – you can mark this on any map copies of fruit sale receipts to show that the orchards are in commercial production and not used to produce alcoholic drinks a copy of the organic conversion plan approved and signed off by your organic control body photographs of the trees entered into this action 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.

SFI26 actions v2.0, updated 7 July 2026 — verified 1 Aug 2026. Open official guidance