Camera or remote sensor guided herbicide spraying

What you must do

You must apply systemic (contact) herbicides on land entered into this action using camera or remote sensing technology that: identifies specific weeds to be controlled automatically switches on individual nozzles to apply the herbicides directly to the identified weeds Systemic herbicides kill the whole weed, from leaf to root. You must only carry out a ‘blanket’ application of herbicides if you’re applying: glyphosate to destroy a cover crop or create a stale seedbed before drilling residual herbicides before sown crop plants or weeds emerge (‘pre-emergence’) – this can be at the same time the crop is established (drilled or planted) or within a few days of establishment pre-harvest herbicide or desiccant to combinable crops A ‘blanket’ application means you apply herbicides uniformly across an area, rather than targeting the application to identified weeds.

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: ‘as applied’ data, such as a map showing where individual nozzles switch on to apply herbicide a record of any permitted blanket application of herbicide, including the date it was applied contractor’s invoice if you use a contractor to do this action 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