SFI 2026 Stacking scenarios: Dairy – Total income by action

Table 1 shows the total income the 105 ha dairy farm would receive for carrying out different SFI actions after the costs of carrying out the actions have been subtracted.

Table 1. Income from selected SFI26 actions for the 105 ha dairy farm

Code	Action	Income (£)
Code	Action	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
CSAM2	Multi-species winter cover crop	209	209	209
CSAM3	Herbal leys	-1,418	2,140	2,140
CHRW2*	Manage hedgerows	551	551	551
CNUM2	Legumes on improved grassland	2,040	2,040	2,040
PRF1	Variable rate application of nutrients	277	277	277
WBD1	Manage ponds	129	129	129
CIGL1	Take improved grassland field corners or blocks out of management	479	479	479
CIGL2	Winter bird food on improved grassland	1,868	1,868	1,868
CIGL3	4 m to 12 m grass buffer strip on improved grassland	12	59	59
CLIG3	Manage grassland with very low nutrient inputs (outside SDAs)	709	709	709
GRH7	Haymaking supplement	10	10	10
GRH10	Lenient grazing supplement	140	140	140

SDA: Severely disadvantaged area
*Both sides of the hedgerow were entered

It was assumed that the farm incurred no extra cost for carrying out CNUM2, as legumes (white clover) are already present in the grassland entered.

There is a small loss incurred in year 1 for the grass buffer strip (CIGL3) due to cultivation cost in the first year. Similarly, the establishment cost for CSAM3 means a lower income for year 1.

Stacking options for SFI: Dairy